Aim: Why was the Bombing of Pearl Harbor a major turning point in world history?

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Aim Why was the Bombing of Pearl Harbor a major
turning point in world history?

• Do Now
• Have you ever had a major event happen in your
  life in which it changed your personal life, if
  so why was it significant?

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I. Reason for Japans attack on Pearl Harbor
1.The U.S. demanded that Japan withdraw from
China 2. Japan thought that attacking the U.S.
would provide them an easy win, and territory
with resources
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3. The U.S. oil embargo against Japan was hurting
Japans economy
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Casualties

• Japan
• Less then 100 men
• 29 planes
• 5 midget submarines
• United States
• 2,335 servicemen killed, 68 civilians killed,
  1,178 wounded
• 188 planes
• 18 ships (8 battleships, 3 light cruisers, 3
  destroyers, 4 other vessels)

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II. Effects/Outcome
1. The U.S. finally was forced to join World War
II (The Sleeping Giant was awakened) 2. U.S.
war machine is turned on and defeats Japan
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3. U.S. eventually drops atomic bomb on Japan to
win the WWII and becomes world Superpower.
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