Pearl Harbor: Causes, Consequences & Infamy

A Turning Point in World War II December 7, 1941 Year 10 History

Why Would Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?

Think about what you already know about World War II Consider Japan's position in 1941 What strategic advantages might Japan have wanted?

The Rising Tensions: Why Japan Chose War

Japan needed natural resources, especially oil and rubber US imposed economic embargoes and trade restrictions Japan's imperial expansion conflicted with US interests Strategic opportunity to cripple US Pacific Fleet

Timeline: Road to Pearl Harbor

Timeline Challenge

Work in pairs to arrange the event cards in chronological order Identify which events were CAUSES and which were CONSEQUENCES Discuss: How did each event lead to the next? Be ready to explain your reasoning to the class

Analyzing the Attack: Visual Evidence

Examine this historical photograph from Pearl Harbor What can we observe about the scale of the attack? How might this image have influenced American public opinion? What perspective does this source represent?

A Date Which Will Live in Infamy

President Franklin D. Roosevelt December 8, 1941 Speech to Congress requesting declaration of war How did these words unite the American people?

Consequences: America Enters the War

United States declared war on Japan (December 8, 1941) Germany and Italy declared war on the US (December 11, 1941) America's industrial might fully mobilized for war Pacific War became a major theater of WWII Changed the course of world history