- Find information and a picture about a time we weren't prepared. (i.e. a natural disaster or attack). Post the information and cite it.
- The surprise was complete. The attacking planes came in two waves; the first hit it's target at 7:53 A.M., the second at 8:55. By 9:55 it was all over. By 1:00 P.M. the carriers that launched the planes were 274 miles off the coast in Oahu were heading back to Japan.
Behind them they left chaos, 2,403 dead, 188 destroyed planes and crippled pacific fleet that included 8 damaged or destroyed battleships. In one stroke, the Japanese action destroyed the debate that divided Americans since the German defeat of France left England alone in the fight against Nazi terror.
About 3 hours later, Japanese planes began a day- long attack on American facilities in the Philippines. (Because the islands were located on the international dateline, the local Philippine time was 5 A.M. on December). Farther to the west, Japanese struck at Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Thailand in a coordinate attempt to use surprise in order to inflict damage as quickly as possible to strategic targets.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pearl.htm
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