Atlantic Charter/Pearl Harbor Handouts Flashcards

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Why did President Roosevelt deploy the US fleet at Pearl Harbor?

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Japan was trying to get an empire in the Pacific, and he thought by having the US fleet would keep Japan out.

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Who was Isoruko Yamamoto?

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He designed a military plan, he was the Naval Admiral and went to Harvard, so he knew the US well and also English. He wrote to a friend about his plan on the Pearl Harbor attack.

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Who was Hediki Tojo?

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He became Prime Minister of Japan, when he is elected, it shows that war lords are elected in Japan. He had a good military background. He later will be hung and dies for a crime.

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What is the “pre-emptive strike”?

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Yamamoto is trying to the US before war starts, and needs US to get a knockout punch before US gets into the war. They bomb US before we went to war to take the risk.

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5
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What is saber-rattling?

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When the US put the ships in Hawaii for intimidation for the Japanese to announce our presence.

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6
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What is the ABCD encirclement?

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Japan’s oil imports were cut off by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch.

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Who was General Short?

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He was the commander of the US army in Hawaii, reacted to the war alert from the Japanese, and thinks and tells everyone its from local Japanese population in Hawaii.

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8
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Who was Admiral Kimmel?

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Commander of US Navy in Hawaii.

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9
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Why did Japan feel it was necessary to attack the US?

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They knew they could not win a long war because of lack of resources. Japan also felt that the US was the only power that would be hard to beat, so they planned ahead with the attack.

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10
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List the warning signs that were evident of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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  • Japanese were spying and have a bomb plan plotted out for the US ships at Pearl Harbor.
  • Japan’s attack plan is heard by Peruvian ambassador and warns US, but no one pays attention.
  • Japanese navy builds up.
  • The destroyer USS ward spots a submarine, and shoots it just outside of Pearl Harbor.
  • On 12/6, Japan sends 13 pages of a 14 page document to break off negotiations, one by one page. The 14th has the punchline and is not sent yet.
  • Roosevelt got deeply concerned and thought that it meant war.
  • At 6AM on attack day, there was a flat plane circling Pearl Harbor, and left north.
  • The 14th page is supposed to arrive 30 minutes before the planned attack, but the Japanese are too late with it.
  • At 7:02 AM, a large plan was seen, 137 miles, the information center was told.
  • FDR after all these warning signs, still never said anything about it to the public or reported this.
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What precautions did the US take to defend itself from possible attack?

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  • They knew there were spies, and were worried that planes would be hit by grenades and catch on fire.
  • Planes were targeted and placed in middle of highway.
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12
Q

How did the US respond to the Day of infamy attack?

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  • Navy no longer kept brothers on the same ships
  • They declared war
  • Some leaders were given a hard time as they seemed unprepared for the attack.
  • The US was still able to address it that night, however.
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13
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When was the Atlantic Charter created?

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August 14, 1941

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14
Q

Who wrote the Atlantic Charter?

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FDR and Winston Churchill

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15
Q

How many points are in the Atlantic Charter?

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8

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16
Q

What is the first point of the Atlantic Charter’s meaning?

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No imperialism

17
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What is the second point of the Atlantic Charter’s meaning?

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No more land changes.

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What is the third point of the Atlantic Charter’s meaning?

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Democracy and self-determination.

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What is the fourth point of the Atlantic Charter’s meaning?

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Freedom of trading.

20
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What is the fifth point of the Atlantic Charter’s meaning?

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Greater welfare and business

21
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What is the sixth point of the Atlantic Charter’s meaning?

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Live freely

22
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What is the seventh point of the Atlantic Charter’s meaning?

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Uninterrupted sea traveling

23
Q

What is the eighth point of the Atlantic Charter’s meaning?

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Disarmament is essential/UN

24
Q

What was the ironic reasoning behind the Atlantic Charter?

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The US was saying they already would win the war, even though this was signed five months before Pearl Harbor.