1. ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
DEC. 7, 1941
Karl – Kaur
Kaseorg
11A

2. Objectives
 A severe blow to American morale
 The U.S. oil embargo in 1940 against Japan was
hurting Japan´s economy
 The Japanese grew
angry >(

3. The Japanese Attack Force
 81 Fighter Planes
 135 Dive Bombers
 104 Horizontal Bombers
 40 Torpedo Planes
 5 midget submarines

4. Japan commanders
 Chuichi Nagumo IsorokuYamamoto
 1887-1944 1884-1943

5. U.S. defence
 108 Fighter Planes (59 not available for flight)
 35 Army Bombers (27 not available for flight)
 993 Army/Navy Anti-aircraft Guns

6. Army/Navy Anti-aircraft Gun

7. Casualties
Japan
-Less than 100 men
- 29 planes
- 5 midget submarines
United States
-2,402 servicemen killed, 68 civilians killed and
1,178 wounded
-18 ships (8 battleships, 3 Light cruisers, 3
destroyers, 4 other vessels)

8.  December 8, 1941
Congress passes Mr.
Presidents request for
War, binging the US into
WW2

9. USS Arizona Memorial

10. Effects/Outcome
 U.S. was finally forced to join WW
II (“The sleeping giant was
awakened”)
 On Dec. 8 1941 U.S. & Great
Britain declare war on Japan

11. Revenge is sweet…
“Fat man” was detonated over Nagasaki
weight 4600 kg
lenght 3.3m
diameter 1.5m

12. THANK YOU!!!!

13.  http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/08/
world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-
aleutian-campaign/100137/
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl
_Harbor
 http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BCnnak_
Pearl_Harborile
 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/263064/2011
1207/december-7-1941-pearl-harbor-photos-
quotes.htm