WW2 Project Notes
Pearl Harbor and the causes/effects of WWII
Why did it happen?
japan was tired of negotiations with US
wanted to continue expansions with Asia
US placed extremely constrictive embargo - stop Japanese aggression
Wanted element of surprise to destroy US navy
- japan attacked us to get out of the war and stay neutral and trade with them.
What were events leading up to it?
July- 1937- Japan invades Manchuria - we didn’t like that
The U.S. cut off oil resources to Japan
this lead them to think they only had about 2 years of oil left
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Events_leading_to_the_attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
Impacts of Pearl Harbor had on our country?
we declared war the next day- December 8, 1941
Japanese Americans from the West Coast were sent to internment camps for the duration of the war
public opinion on war swung to going to war after the attack
united our country ( Stopped being isolated and worked together
lead to Doolittle's Raid- to get back at Japan as fast as we could
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequences_of_the_attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
What happened in Pearl Harbor?
Surprise military attack on the naval base called pearl harbor by the Japanese Military
Dec. 7th 1941
attack led to U.S. involvement in WW2
7:48 a.m. Hawaii time
attacked by 353 Japanese fighters, bombers, and torpedo planes in two different waves
launched from 6 aircraft carriers
8 U.S. Navy Battleships- 4 were sunk
1st wave was aimed at battle ships and aircraft carriers
2nd wave targeted at Ford Island and Wheeler Field
3rd wave was never launched
Why did Japan do this?
Japanese were tired of negotiations with the US
They wanted to continue their expansion within Asia but the United States had placed an extremely restrictive embargo on Japan in the hopes of curbing Japan's aggression
attack was intended as a defending action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan
they wanted the attack to neutralize the US Pacific Fleet
Placing a strict embargo on Japan
http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwarii/a/Attack-Pearl-Harbor.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
Any peace attempts from Japan prior to Pearl Harbor?
August 1941- Japan leader ( Fumimaro Konoe) proposed a meeting with roosevelt to discuss differences.
Casualties?
2,402 Americans killed
1,282 wounded
4 battleships sunk
3 battleships damaged
1 battleship grounded
2 other ships sunk
3 cruisers damaged
3 destroyers damaged
3 other ships damaged
188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed
159 aircraft damaged
4 midget submarines sunk
1 midget submarine grounded
Japan Casualties
Japan lost 29 aircrafts
5 midget submarines
65 servicemen killed or wounded
1 Japanese soldier captured
Was Japan Successful?
21 ships in US Pacific fleet sunk or damaged
188 aircrafts destroyed and 159 damaged
2,403 total American deaths
68 civilians
most killed by improperly fused
Causes and effects of WWII:
Causes prior to WWII:
great depression started 10 years before which lead people unemployed and desperate
nationalism was going through germany, italy, japan
emperor of china and Japan have been fighting since Japan invaded Manchuria
Japanese expansion
Germany, Italy, and Japan were testing the League of Nations by invading smaller countries
- invasion of poland
- treaty of versialles
Effects short term:
- ww2 got us out of the depression
- more women in the work force
Effects long term:
German Nazi party was completely destroyed and Germany was broken up into 4 zones
Japanese cities were destroyed from bombing and Japan was placed under military rule
Most deaths ever in a war
Major Powers of the world were discovered
When did it happen?
What happened?
What impact did it have on the US?
Why did it happen?
What were the causes/effects of ww2
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North African Campaign
- took place in north Africa in june 1940 to may 43
- took place in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts also in morocco, Algeria and ended in Tunisia
- the campaign was fought between the allies and axis
- the area was in conflict due to colonial interests dating back to the late 1800's
- the us began direct military assistance in north Africa in may 1942
Operation Torch
- in less than a year germany surrendered. Invasion across the Atlantic ocean to the top of Africa.
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