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• The small land mass of their islands was Small - produce -
not able to produce the supplies they supplies - efforts.
needed to keep their war efforts alive.

• They wanted to take control of the lands Wanted - take
they needed to produce these goods. control - needed -
produce.

• The United States and its European allies Allies - cut off -
had effectively cut off their attempts to attempts - seize.
seize oil and other minerals in the East
Indies and Southeast Asia.

nd
2 event • Then it happened in the early morning Happened - filled -
hours of December 7, 1941, the skies over plane engines.
the Hawaiian island of Oahu filled with
the sound of plane engines.

• The first wave of Japanese bombers Wave - started -
started their attack at 7:53 AM. They had attack - launched -
been launched from aircraft carriers 274 aircraft.
miles off the coast.

• The next wave attacked at 8:55 AM. By Wave - attacked -
10:00 there was nothing left but death nothing left - death
and destruction. - destruction.

• This surprise attack had left 2,403 people Surprise attack -
dead, 188 planes destroyed, and 8 destroyed - sunk -
battleships sunk or were severely severely damaged.
damaged.

Re- • The Japanese hoped that this "sneak Hoped - sneak
orientation attack" would completely convince the attack - convince -
leaders of America and the American stay out.
people to stay out of the war.

• Their plan did not work. The following Plan - did not work
morning, President Roosevelt addressed - addressed - asked
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Congress and asked them for a - declaration.
declaration of war.

• The Senate gave their approval Gave - approval -
unanimously. The United States joined unanimously -
World War II. joined.

• The military was scarred and battered, Scarred - battered -
but they were determined that no one determined -
would ever underestimate the United underestimate.
States again.