| On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese submarines and planes from
aircraft carriers launched an early-morning attack on the American naval base
at Pearl Harbor. The attack included nearby military airfields. About 3,000 naval
and military personnel were wounded or killed, and eight battleships, 13 other
navy ships and 200 aircraft were damaged or destroyed. With this attack,
the Japanese formally entered World War II on the side of Germany and Italy. And
it was the catalyst for the United States' engagement on the Allied side. President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt described Dec. 7, 1941 as "a date that will live
in infamy." On the anniversary of this event, help students grasp its significance.
The following resources provide a wide range of perspectives from personal accounts
to maps and photographs to establish logistics. Choose from the following categories:
Pearl
Harbor information
Air
Raid on Pearl Harbor
Explore primary resources about Pearl Harbor. After
the Day of Infamy
Listen to audio recordings the day after Pearl Harbor. Congressional
Medal of Honor Heroes of Pearl Harbor Dry
dock, Pearl Harbor
See a panoramic photo of the opening of Pearl Harbor
in 1919. Franklin
D. Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Speech The
Myths of Pearl Harbor
Great source for a lecture and spot the truth game
The
Pearl Harbor Attack Hearings
Review the findings of the Congressional committee
investigating the event. Pearl
Harbor Attacked
Large link site including names of those who were killed Pearl
Harbor Raid, 7 December 1941
Photos and documentation about the event from
the Naval Historical Center Pearl
Harbor resources
From The History Net and About.com Pearl
Harbor Ships and Planes
Get a breakdown of the ships and planes involved
in the attack -- a good source for an integrated math assignment. U.S.
Navy Ships
View images of "Battleship Row" before and after attack. USS
Arizona
National Park Service Pearl Harbor Memorial USS
Utah Memorial [ Top of page ]
Pearl Harbor Lesson plans
My
Story: Pearl Harbor Pearl
Harbor 9-12 lesson Remembering
Pearl Harbor: The USS Arizona Memorial
Get photographs, charts, and documents
with this lesson.
WWII
Lessons
Find several on Pearl Harbor. | 
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