U.S.

Enters the

War

Japan Sets the Stage for War

NATIONALISMGREAT DEPRESSION JAPANESE EXPANSION- Population Growth- Raw Materials

MILITARY LEADERSHIP

Emperor Hirohito

Figurehead

War Minister Hideki Tojo Controlled Japan in the

1930’s

American Reaction• Open Door Policy violated• 1940 Embargo (Iron & Steel)• 1941 Freeze Japans assets in

U.S.• 1941 Embargo (Oil & Scrap

Metal)• Negotiations fail by the end of

November, 1941……….

“Tora, Tora, Tora”

6:09 am PST……….December 7, 1941

183 planes lead the First Wave of attacks

Attack on Pearl Harbor

December 7th, 1941Oahu, Hawaii• Attack lasted 2 ½

hours• 2300+

Servicemen dead • 18 Battleships

sunk or damaged• 300+ Aircraft

destroyed

“…..a day which will live in infamy”

The USS Nevada makes a run for it

General Yamamoto“ I can run wild for six months. After that I have no expectation of success”

U.S. Declares War on JapanFDR asks Congress for Declaration of War

December 8, 1941Germany and Japan Declare War on U.S.

December 11, 1941

U.S. Gets into the Fight

Pearl Harbor - Today