The Attack on Pearl Harbor Came in ____ Waves
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Clue # 2 Did you know? 64 Japanese soldiers were killed during the attack. A few days before the attack, 31 Japanese warships carrying fighter planes and bombers silently headed into the North Pacific. A small Japanese plane flew over their target and radioed to others that: “Pearl Harbor sleeps.” Just five days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. received a warning that the Japanese were planning an attack in the Pacific. They were not told where or when but those in command for the United States focused on the Far East. Pearl Harbor was never even mentioned. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor with hundreds of aircrafts, fighter jets, dive- bombers, and torpedo planes. The attack came in two-waves of air assaults about 45 minutes apart. The Japanese dropped bombs on American warships and targeted U.S. aircrafts on the ground so they couldn’t fight back. The Japanese were trying to gain control over the Pacific. 19 U.S. naval vessels were sunk or damaged; 188 aircraft were destroyed. Over two thousand servicemen and women were killed with another 1,100 wounded. Sixty-eight civilians were also killed. A civilian is person who is not in the military. The attack lasted just two hours. The Japanese attack was an attempt to keep the United States from interfering with military actions in Asia. The Japanese believed the attack would destroy the American's Pacific fleet, making it easier to spread across the Pacific Ocean. Question The attack on Pearl Harbor came in ____ waves. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 Question D. 5 The USS Arizona, a U.S. battleship, was bombed during the Japanese attack with over… --- -. - .... --- ..- ... .- -. -.. -- .. .-.. .. - .- .-. -.-- -- . -- -... .-. ... --- -. -... --- .- .-. -.. Think © Tank 2020 Clue # 3 Did you know? The slogan “Remember Pearl Harbor” swept the United States. Japanese Commander Mitsuo Fuchida issued the attack order by shouting the codeword "Tora! Tora! Tora!.” The Japanese made a major error when Admiral Nagumo canceled the third wave of air attacks. Some U.S. oil tanks were left undamaged which allowed the U.S. Navy to quickly repair damaged ships. Pearl Harbor was still able to operate as a fully functional military base. Just one day after the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan and entered World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan with his famous ‘Infamy Speech’ in front of the Joint Session of Congress. He stated “Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” Three days later Japan's allies, Germany and Italy, declared war on the United States. In the four years that followed, the U.S. Navy sank all of the Japanese aircraft carriers, battleships, and cruisers that participated in the Pearl Harbor attack. The United States made allies with Great Britain, France, and Russia, among other countries. The Allied Powers defeated Japan and its allies during WWII. Which president declared war on Japan? Question A. Mitsuo B. Taft C. Roosevelt Question D. None of the above The surprise attack was led by a swarm of … © Think Tank 2020 4 Digit Code First number of code : The number of Japanese warplanes that swarmed Pearl Harbor _________ MINUS 359. Second number of code : The number of servicemen who received the Medal of Honor MINUS 11. _________ Third number of code : What number is represented by “ _ _ _ . ” ? _________ Last number of code : What number is the letter “H” in clue #1? _________ 1. The Pearl Harbor attack is also 4. Who shouted Tora! Tora! Tora!? known as the Hawaii Operation and A. Roosevelt Operation ____. B. Mitsuo Fuchida A. Z C. Isoroku Yamamoto B. Y D. None of the above C. X D. W 2. A _____ is person who is not in the 5. Who were Japan’s allies? military. A. Italy and Great Britain A. Civil Servant B. Germany and Russia B. Civilian C. Germany and Italy C. Citizen D. Italy and China D. None of the above 3. Just ____ days before the attack on 6. Tensions were increasing due to Pearl Harbor, the U.S. received a territorial claims in the _____. warning. A. Arctic A. 2 B. Caribbean B. 3 C. Atlantic C. 4 D. Pacific D. 5 © Think Tank 2020 A = N = B = 15 O = C = 17 P = D = 12 Q = E = R = F = S = G = T = 25 H = U = 3 I = V = 16 J = W = 23 K = X = L = 26 Y = 5 M = 6 Z = © Think Tank 2020 1 2 3 4 5 1 D B E C 2 K H I/J F 3 P N O M 4 T R Q S 5 Z X V W © Think Tank 2020 PREVIEWALL © Thinktank 2019 © Thinktank 2019 PUZZLE MASTER © Thinktank 2019 Thinktank.