Power Point Lesson

Secondary Education Social Studies

Pearl Harbor

Class: 11th Grade Placement American History. All students are participating and grades run between 96% - 78%. Thus far only one exam has been administered.

National Archives and Records Administration

"AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NO DRILL." --Telegram from Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) to all ships in Hawaiian area, December 7, 1941 The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor catapulted the United States into World War II. On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, was subject to an attack that was one of the greatest military surprises in the history of warfare. In less than 2 hours, the U.S. Pacific Fleet was devastated, and more than 3,500 Americans were either killed or wounded. U.S.S. Shaw exploding during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941(National Archives, Still Picture Branch, 80-G-16871 ) The American people were outraged. Though diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan were deteriorating, they had not yet broken off at the time of the attack. Instantly, the incident united the American people in a massive mobilization for war and strengthened American resolve to guard against any future lapse of military alertness.

 This urgent radio message was issued by the Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) minutes after the attack began.National Archives--Alaska Region, Anchorage, Alaska, Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments. President Roosevelt's famous "Day of Infamy" speech was a call to arms. One day after the attack, he expressed outrage at Japan and confidence in the "inevitable triumph" of the United States. On December 8 the United States declared war against Japan; on December 11 Germany and Italy declared war against the United States.

 

Radiogram reporting the Pearl Harbor attack, December 7, 1941

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's address to Congress, December 8, 1941 (detail)

National Archives, Records of the U.S. Senate, exhibited with the permission of the Senate. The National Archives holds one of the largest collections of World War II documents in the world. Preserved in a number of the Archives nationwide facilities, the records chronicle the conflict from many points of view: Allied and Axis, homefront and battlefront, general and foot soldier.

You can hear a selection from the "Day of Infamy" speech:

 

Pearl Harbor Bombed It was approximately 2:30 pm (EST) on a seemingly quiet

Sunday afternoon when radio listeners were shocked to attention at the announcement that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor.  The attack, which began at 7:55 am Hawaiian time (1:55

pm EST), was not announced until 2:30. NBC Red network was first on the air. Sammy Kaye's Sunday Serenade had just ended when the announcement came. Interrupting the start of the "University of Chicago Roundtable," ironically discussing Canada's involvement in the European conflict.   A second announcement came at approximately 2:39 that Manila was being attacked. Finally, at 2:52 is the announcement that Burma is also under attack.   Though this country had already begun arming itself for possible entry into war, until that day, this country outwardly expressed a desire for isolation from the European war that was raging between England & the axis powers of Germany, Italy & Japan. Our relationship with Japan was in a downward spiral of deterioration. Many felt it was only a matter of time before we would be pulled into the war. Despite all of this, the attack on Pearl Harbor was not expected and all the more reason for this country's rage. Suddenly and deliberately, this country did an about face and entered the now-World war with a strong determination for victory.

Pearl Harbor

Battleship Row during the opening moments of the attack.

Torpedo wakes lead to the WEST VIRGINIA, OKLAHOMA, and CALIFORNIA; oil gushes from all three. Notice shock-waves in the water from torpedo explosions. Upon close inspection a geyser of water can be seen rising from the WEST VIRGINIA port side as she takes another torpedo. Hickam Field burns in the background.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Sunday, December 7, 1941Above -- Aboard a Japanese carrier before the attack on Pearl Harbor, crew members cheer departing pilots. Below -- A photo taken from a Japanese plane during the attack shows vulnerable American battleships, and in the distance, smoke rising from Hickam Airfield where 35 men having breakfast in the mess hall were killed after a direct bomb hit.

Above -- The USS Shaw explodes during the Japanese air raid. Below Left -- The battleship USS Arizona after a bomb penetrated into the forward magazine causing massive explosions and killing 1,104 men. Below Right -- Dousing the flames on the battleship USS West Virginia, which survived and was rebuilt. (Photo credits: U.S. National Archives)

Internet Sites1.www.nationalgeographic.com  2. Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor USS Arizona Memorial Home Page Pearl Harbor Remembered Remembering Pearl Harbor Conspiracy The History Place Attack Hearings Myths The Pearl Harbor History Site Pearl Harbor Links Maps of the Pacific and Pearl Harbor History.www.rr.gmcs.k12.nm.us  

 3 Pearl Harbor Attack: Oral History

Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941www.history.navy.mil  

4. World War II, The Pacific Theater Military History PhotographsWorld War II , the Pacific Theater its Military History recorded in photographs. Photographs from Pearl Harbor. World War II photos.www.warofourfathers.com -

5. Pearl Harbor SpeechRoosevelt's 1941 speech to Congress addresses Japan's attack on Oahu and other Pacific locations.bcn.boulder.co.us  

6. Exhibit: Pearl Harbor RadiogramNational Archives and Records Administration "AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NO DRILL." --Telegram from Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) to all ships in Hawaiian area, December 7,www.nara.gov  

7. "Radio Days - Pearl Harbor"Information of use to collectors of old time radio showswww.otr.com  

 

8. Pearl Harbor Remembered - Honolulu, O`ahuDecember 7 marks the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harborhonolulu.miningco.com  9. Today in History: December 7Each day an event from American history is illustrated by digitized items from the Library of Congress American Memory historic collections.rs6.loc.gov  10. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Pearl Harbor....Information about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, etc. Did we have to drop atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?www.users.cloud9.com  11. Pearl Harbor Bombed! (Memory): American Treasures of the Library of CongressAmerican Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory ( Pearl Harbor Bombed!). In addition to holding the most extensive radio broadcast collection in the country (nearly three-quarters of a million recordings).www.loc.gov  12. "Electronic Pearl Harbor" and you missed it . . . again.The secret cyberwar: I am not a Commie rat, John Hamre, Jack D. Ripper, you're a dweeb if you're reading this, Center for Strategic and International Studies, virus hoax, electronic Waterloo, netwar, cyberwar, infowar, electronic Pearl Harbor, vwww.philosophy.niu.edu  

Activity #1 Content Puzzle

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HONOLULU JAPAN LEND-LEASE

MAGIC MAPS MARINES

MILITARY MYTHS NAGASAKI

NAVY OAHU PACIFIC

RADIO ROOSEVELT SECURITY

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Activity #2 Pre-Assessment Puzzle

Unscramble each of the clue

words.

Copy the letters in the

numbered cells to other cells

with the same number.

Activity #3: Letters

Each student will chose one letter from the given folder and do as stated for this exercise.Follow the rubric that is attached to the assignment and turn in the rubric with the final paper.There are a total of 4 different scenerio’s to choose from.

Scenerio Explanation

Write a letter home explaining your position. The letter needs to be at least 3 paragraphs long. You will not be graded on your opinion. However you will be graded on organization , content, and mechanics.

Choose One:

You have just been ordered to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. How do you feel? Will you follow your orders? Why or why not?

You are a sailor on the USS Arizona and miraculously you have made it to shore after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Write a letter telling your parents about your experience on that day. Explain to them what you saw, how you made it to shore and how you feel now that you have seen your fellow comrades unable to survive with you.

You are a news reporter stationed in Pearl harbor. You have just witnessed the tragedy of the bombing. What information would you leave out of your report and why? What would you tell your parents about this day?

You are a Japanese airman about to strike on Pearl Harbor. What are your feelings bout your orders? If you could, would you defy them? Explain.

Activity #4 Simulation’sYou have just recently been elected President of the United States. The year is 1941

and Pearl Harbor has just been bombed. You have a nation that has still not recovered from World War I. What are you going to do and why?

 1. Give background information on the situation in Europe.2. List at least 5 reasons for your decision and elaborate.3. Be able to justify your reason for going to war to the people of the U.S. if you

decide to go to war.This needs to be a brief statement of no more that 2 paragraphs. Straightforward

and to the point is to your benefit.1. Put together in written format to present to congress in 2 days.2. Be prepared to have 1 individual from your group to read the presidential position

and topic question for your assignment.3. Include a reference page with at least 4 citations. A maximum of 2 websites may

be sited here.You report is due on October 26, 2000.

You are a travel agent in 1941 and you have couple wanting to plan for their honeymoon. They want you to give them the pros and cons of going to Hiroshima, Japan in the Month of March 1942. 

•Give 5 specific reasons, in detail, for your decision.•Use at least 4 resources and 2 of them may be web sites.•Give a suggestion for an alternate location, if needed, and the benefits of going there instead.•Put together in written format of at least 3 pages.•The group needs to decide on 1 person to present your outcome to the newlyweds.•You have 2 days to complete this activity. • Papers and presentations are due on 26 October 2000.