This is a VFT that describes what happened at Pearl Harbor during WWII. The VTF was created for 6th graders.

1. Let’s Visit Pearl
Harbor

2. ~Thank you for visiting Pearl Harbor~
In this hallowed harbor you can feel a chill in the air and
many say you can still hear the bombs being dropped from
the Japanese Airplanes. Many American lives were taken
on December 7, 1941, but we were not defeated.
~Come and learn the story of Pearl Harbor~
Click on the link below for a Map of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
http://www.ibiblio.org/phha/PEARL_HARBOR_MAP.GIF

3. Location of
Pearl Harbor and Japan
Location of :
Pearl Harbor and Japan

4. Location of Pearl Harbor
• Pearl Harbor is located in the state of Hawaii.
• Much of the harbor is surrounded by land.
Below are two websites that show the location of Pearl Harbor:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pearl-harbor/view/?service=0
http://www.worldtimezone.com/time/wtzresult.php?CiID=34671

5. The Military Base at Pearl Harbor 1941
• The Military Base at Pearl Harbor in 1941 was the home
station of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
• This Military Base had huge ammunition depots and was
ringed with airfields.
• In 1941 this base was home to vessels, battleships,
aircraft carriers, and Navy and Army planes
• Below is a website of this Military Base in 1941:
(http://www.awesomestories.com/assets/us-fleet-at-pearl-harbor-layout)

6. Location of Japan
• The country of Japan lies in the Pacific Ocean.
• Japan is an island nation in East Asia.
• The distance from Japan to Pearl Harbor is 3,943 miles
Below is a website that shows the distance
from Japan to Pearl Harbor:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Map_of_Pearl_Harbor_attack_force.jpg)

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Pearl Harbor and Japan
The 1st
and 2nd
Attacks
On Pearl Harbor

8. Japanese Route to Pearl Harbor
• The Japanese military started their journey to Pearl Harbor on
November 26th
.
• It took them twelve days to reach Pearl Harbor.
• The weather was foggy and the Japanese were undetected.
• The Japanese military fleet included six aircraft carriers, two
battleships, support cruisers, destroyers, and supply ships.
Below is a website that has a picture of the route
that the Japanese took to get to Pearl Harbor:
(http://www.pearlharbortour.com/179/pearl-harbor-attack-route/)

9. Airfields Attacked
• The airfields at Pearl Harbor were attacked at 7:53 a.m. and 8: 55 a.m.
• The airfields were attacked at almost the same time to make any type of
defense impossible.
• Within minutes the air defense of Pearl Harbor was nearly destroyed.
• A total of 188 planes were destroyed in the attacks.
Below are websites that show pictures of the
attacks on the airfields:
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/ph-air.htm
http://http://olive-drab.com/od_history_ww2_ops_battles_1941pearl.php

10. Battleship Row Attacked
• All eight battleships were either sunk or badly damaged.
• The USS Arizona Battleship sank in nine minutes.
• The Japanese military targeted Battleship Row because it
wanted to have the best battleships on the Pacific Ocean
Below are websites that show pictures of the
attacks on Battleship Row
http://www.ibiblio.org/phha/Main.html
http://maps.thefullwiki.org/Battleship_Row

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The Aftermath of The
Attacks

12. Rescue Operations
• Pearl Harbor causalities totaled almost 3,500.
• Every soldier, no matter what station, helped rescue men trapped.
• Even though four hundred soldiers died trapped in the USS Oklahoma,
thirty-two lives were saved by cutting through the hull of the ship with
torches.
Below are two websites that show pictures and share stories
from the rescue operation at Pearl Harbor
http://homeofheroes.com/pearlharbor/pearl_7ashes.html
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/dec/07/pearl-harbor-sailor-recalls-rescue-effort/

13. Repair and Recovery from Attacks
• Soldiers from across the country and contracted civilians went to
work on battleships that could be recovered.
• This took nearly a year and 20,000 man hours.
• The Utah and Arizona are the only two battleship unable to be
recovered.
• Eighty percent of the aircraft was salvaged.
Below is a website that contains pictures of
the repair and recovery of the battleships:
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/ph-salv.htm

14. Declaring War on Japan
• President Roosevelt declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941.
• When President Roosevelt asked the USA Congress to enter into war
with Japan all but one person voting said yes.
Below are websites that will let you read and listen
and read President Roosevelt’s Speech:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VqQAf74fsE
http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/tmirhdee.html
.

15. On every front, we faced down impossible
odds -- and out of the ashes of conflict,
America rose more prepared than ever to
meet the challenges of the day, sure that
there was no trial we could not overcome.
President Obama- December 7, 2012

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Thank You For Visiting
Pearl Harbor!.