Pearl harbour Flashcards
Why did the Japanese attack pearl harbour and what date
The Japanese thought that if they took out the war ships in pearl Harbour, then the US navy would not attack.
date December 7, 1941
What is used for the first time by the US in the pearl harbour attack?
radars are used in the pearl harbour attack
How did The US get involved with war
one day after the bombing of PH the US declared war on japan and japans allies (germany and italy) declared war on the US during 11th december 1941 so therefore now its apart of ww2 and the US is now on Britain’s side
what impacts did the attack of pearl harbour have on America
6 points
- Wartime production- by 1944 the USA was producing almost half of the weapons made in the world.
- Millions of people became employed because of the need for workers to produce the armaments that were needed for war.
- 300,000 women joined the armed forces. 7 million new women joined the workforce.
-The USA was the only country to remain economically strong after the war.
-More than half a million new businesses emerged.
Wages increased.
-Farmers made more money than they had in the last 20 years.
Mind exercise
2 reasons why was the Pear Harbour attack important?
I think the Pearl harbour attack was important because it was the attack that brought the US into ww2. Another reason why Pearl Harbour is important because it was one of the cause for the first atomic bombings to ever happen.
why would japan target pearl harbour
their aim was to prevent the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and those of the United States.
so we know that japan attacked the us to avoid them interfering with the asia, but why did they even wanna attack asia
for natural resources because they didn’t have much
whole plan summarized
Ideas was to cripple us navy and conquer south Asia during the time period
japans been having wars with china since
1931
When did the Us place and embargo on japan
In September 1940, the USA had placed an embargo on Japan by prohibiting exports of oil, steel, scrap iron and aviation fuel to Japan.
Where was pearl harbour located
Hawaii
how long did it take for the us to declare war after the attack
The US declared war the next day.
What were japans other option other than attack south east asiaa
attack USSR the com
when did hitler and Mussolini declare war on the us
On the 11th December 1941 Hitler and Mussolini (the leader of Italy) declared war on America.
This brings America onto Britain’s side
isolationism
Many people in America thought that ithey shouldn’t get involved in a European war again
When Britain declared war on Germany, America did not join either side
