Pearl Harbor Webquest

The bombing of Pear Harbor happened on ​ (a)  

• December 7th.
• December 8th
• November 16th
• July 4th

What country attacked Pearl Harbor?

• United States

• Japan

• Germany

• Russia

President Franklin Roosevelt said Pearl Harbor would be a date which will live in ______.

Place the countries, the state, and the location in the correct spot.

(use Google to find a map if you need to)

a

b

c

d

Hawaii

United States

Pearl Harbor

Japan

What was one reason why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/pearl-harbor

• They wanted to take over other countries. They were worried America would step in. Pearl Harbor was the closest military base that would be able to respond. Taking them out would give them more time to attack without response.

• Pearl Harbor had all of the coal mines. If Japan could take over the coal mines then they would be able to fuel their ships cheaper

• Pearl Harbor had attacked them first and they wanted to get them back.

• The United States had threaten to attack them so they decided to attack first to get ahead.

Use the info graphic attached to answer the questions. You can also go to the link below to see the chart better. https://www.britannica.com/story/attack-on-pearl-harbor-timeline

• 29

• The amount of American ships destroyed or damaged

• 2,404

• The amount of Japanese military killed

• 19

• The amount of Japanese planes lost (destroyed) in the attack

• 353

• The amount of Japanese planes that were involved in the attack.

• 64

• The amount of United States military and civilians that were killed.