Unit 4 Lesson 2 - WWII - Pearl Harbor & the Home Front

Pearl Harbor & The Home Front

• Determine the impact of the attack of Pearl Harbor on the United States and World War II overall.
• Evaluate the U.S. Homefront during World War II and the impact of U.S. Industrialization on the war overall.

Agenda:

Germany Japan Italy

Soviet Union Great Britain United States

Hitler preemptively declares war on the U.S. on December 11, 1941 - saving Roosevelt from having to make a tough decision.

U.S. Joins the War

Axis Powers

ALLIES

U.S. At Home During the War

Airplane Production

Aircraft Production by Country WWII

• On December 6, 1941, the U.S. intercepted a Japanese message that inquired about shipmovements and berthing positions at Pearl Harbor.
• The cryptologist gave the message to her superior who said he would get back to her on Monday, December 8.
• On Sunday, December 7, a radar operator on Oahu saw a large group of airplanes on his screen heading toward theisland. He called his superior who told him it was probably a group of U.S. B-17 bombers and not to worry about it.

Could it have been prevented?

Japanese Fleet Sneeks In

6 Airfcraft Carriers420 planes (353 were launched) Midget submarines

• P-51 Mustang Fighters.
• B-25 Bombers.

Both important aircraft and used all over the world. Mustangs helped escort bombers in Europe to their targets.

North American Aviation

Inglewood, California

• Japan Decides to Strike First - December 7, 1941
• Aims to wipe out the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, HI
• The attacked killed 2,403 U.S. personnel and destroyed or damaged 19 U.S. Navy Ships, including 8 battleships.

Rosie the Riveter! Symbol of the American working women during World War II. Used to motivate and inspire other women to join the war effort - which they did. Forever changing how women were viewed in society and the "typical" jobs they would have.

The Manhattan Project combined scientists, the military, and everyday citizens to create the atomic bomb. It would forever change the world & bring about other finds like nuclear power.

Tule Lake was the largest of the Japanese Internment Camps. Here is a first hand account of what it was like to go through this time period as a Japanese American.

Over 120,000 Japenses Americans from this region were moved to camps. 2/3 were born in the U.S.

Exclusion Zone

Anyone of Japanese ancestery in this region was imprisoned.

• They were given a weeks notice.
• Born out of fear of espionage and sabotage in 1942.
• A 1982 congressional report said the incarcerations were due to "race prejudice, war hysteria and a failure of poltical leadership.

• Destroyers, aircraft carriers, submarines.
• Liberty ships transported Lend Lease cargo all over the world and were vital to the are effort. .

Liberty Ships

U.S. Shipbuilding

This map shows the sites in the United States where destroyers and other ships were built. Imagine how many people it would take to staff these operations all day.

World War II at home and abroad shaped the future of the modern Civil Rights Movement in America. African Americans had fought in all United States wars and after fighting in World War I thought when they came home they would be seen as hero's. However, this was not the case. World War II would change all of that. Learn why in this video.

Seattle, Washington

B-17 Flying Fortress

Built by Boeing

• Heavy Bomber.
• Strategic Bombing .
• Over 12,000 were produced.
• Used in Europe and the Pacific.

Williow Run Ford Plant- B-24 Liberator - Employed more thatn 40,000 people. Built 8600 airplanes