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World War II

What was World War II?

World War II involved many countries around the globe fighting against each other, including the UK. It lasted six years, from 1939-1945.

The War became a global conflict after the German military, led by Adolf Hitler , invaded Poland in 1939 because he wanted to take some of their land for Germany . France and Britain declared war on Germany because they didn’t think what Germany was doing was right, then Italy joined with Germany, and gradually other countries in Europe and around the world became involved with either the Allies or the Axis powers.

Life during the Second World War was very difficult. Today, we mark special days to remember the many millions of people who fought and died during World War II.

Top 10 facts

• World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945.
• World War II began when German troops invaded Poland on 1 September 1939 .
• The UK declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939. It was announced by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.
• While many countries were involved in the war, they each took sides – either with the Allies, or the Axis.
• The main Axis countries were Germany, Italy and Japan .
• The main Allied countries were Great Britain, the United States , France and the Soviet Union ( Russia ).
• British Prime Ministers during World War II were Neville Chamberlain until 1940, then Winston Churchill .
• The Battle of Britain , between the German Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force, was the first ever battle to be fought only in the air. It was made up of lots of air battles that lasted from 10 July to 31 October 1940.
• World War II ended in Europe on 8 May 1945 – this is also known as VE Day (Victory in Europe Day).
• World War II carried on for a few months after it ended in Europe, and officially ended when Japan formally surrendered to the Allies on 2 September 1945 (also called VJ Day).
• 1 September 1939 Germany invaded Poland
• 3 September 1939 The UK and France declared War on Germany

• 14 May 1940 The Home Guard was created (The Local Defence Volunteers)
• 26 May-4 June 1940 The evacuation of British and French troops from Dunkirk, France
• June 1940 German troops occupied the Channel Islands.
• 10 June 1940 Italy declared war on Britain and France, and allies with Germany
• 10 July-31 October 1940 The Battle of Britain
• 7 September 1940 The Blitz begins in London
• 8 September 1941-27 January 1944 The Siege of Leningrad
• 7 December 1941 The Japanese attacked an American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
• 8 December 1941 The United States declared war on Japan, and joined with the Allies
• 6 June 1944 D-Day, when troops from Britain and the US landed in France to fight against the Germans
• 16 December 1944-25 January 1945 The Battle of the Bulge
• 8 May 1945 VE Day (Victory in Europe Day), when Germany surrendered
• 15 August 1945 VJ Day (Victory in Japan Day), when Japan surrendered
• 2 September 1945 Japan formally surrendered, and officially ended World War II

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• Even though World War II involved countries all over the globe, there were two sides fighting against each other – the Axis powers and the Allied powers.
• The UK was part of the Allies.
• Two types of aeroplane were used in the Battle of Britain – bombers that dropped bombs on towns and cities and fighters that attacked other aeroplanes.
• The main aeroplanes flown by the RAF were fighters called the Spitfire and the Hurricane . They tried to destroy German bombers before they could attack British towns and cities.
• The Luftwaffe (Germany’s air force) used both bombers and fighters. They used the bombers to attack towns and cities, and the fighters to stop the RAF fighters from destroying German bombers.
• The German’s most famous fighter aeroplane was the Messerschmitt and their main bombers were the Heinkel, the Junkers and the Dornier.
• British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, US President Franklin Roosevelt and Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin were known as the ‘big three’. They were all leaders of Allied countries.
• The Siege of Leningrad – when all the roads going in and out of Leningrad were closed off so nobody could come in or go out, even to get food – lasted for 900 days (about two and a half years).
• The code name for D-Day was ‘Operation Overlord’.
• D-Day is a name the military use when planning an event – the ‘D’ doesn’t stand for anything.
• The code name for the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk was ‘Operation Dynamo’.
• Hitler’s plan to invade Britain in the summer of 1940 was called ‘Operation Sea Lion’.

Browse through the gallery and see if you can spot the following:

• Spitfire planes
• The bombing of Cologne in Germany
• Omaha Beach in Normandy
• A D-Day commemorative statue
• Soldiers' graves in Normandy
• The evacuation of troops from Dunkirk
• Winston Churchill during WWII
• Neville Chamberlain declaring war on Germany
• Supermarine Spitfire aeroplanes
• Hawker Hurricane aeroplane
• A Luftwaffe aeroplane
• Adolf Hitler
• Benito Mussolini
• Franklin D Roosevelt
• Hideki Tojo
• Joseph Stalin
• World War II British Army uniform

The main countries and leaders that made up the Allied powers were:

• Great Britain – led by Prime Minister Winston Churchill
• The United States – led by President Franklin D Roosevelt
• France – led by Charles de Gaulle
• The Soviet Union – led by Joseph Stalin
• China – led by Chiang Kai-shek

The three main countries and leaders that made up the Axis powers were:

• Germany – the Nazis, led by Adolf Hitler
• Italy – the Fascists, led by Benito Mussolini
• Japan – known at that time as the Empire of Japan, led by Hideki Tojo; the emperor of Japan during World War II was Emperor Hirohito.

World War II began when the UK and France declared war on Germany, after German troops led by Adolf Hitler had invaded Poland on 1 September 1939 to claim land there as their own. Hitler had already invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia, so the war began over his plan to take more land for Germany.

The Siege of Leningrad is a famous event during World War II. For 900 days – from 8 September 1941 to 27 January 1944 – the city of Leningrad in Russia was surrounded by German troops. That meant everyone inside the city had to stay there, and that there wasn’t any way for food or other provisions like medicine to get in. Many hundreds of thousands of people died during this time (600,000-800,000) because there wasn’t enough food or heating to go around, but the people who lived in Leningrad refused to surrender to the Germans.

In 1940, the French port of Dunkirk was the location of a big turning point for the Allies in World War II. Hitler’s armies bombed Dunkirk heavily, and many Allied troops were waiting on the beach to be rescued because they didn’t have the resources they needed to fight back. From 26 May to 4 June, over 550,000 troops were ferried to safety across the English Channel – the code name for this was ‘Operation Dynamo’. Some British civilians (people who weren’t in the army) even used their own boats to help save as many people as they could. The rescue operation helped to boost morale in Britain, where they really needed some good news. This helped in going into the next major event in World War II, the Battle of Britain .

The Royal Air Force were the stars of the Battle of Britain , which is the first military battle to be fought entirely in the air. In ‘Operation Sea Lion’, Hitler planned to invade Britain and add another country to his list of conquests. But, first he had to fight off the RAF, which is where he ran into trouble. Britain’s RAF beat Germany’s Luftwaffe, but after a long series of battles from 10 July-31 October 1940. The whole thing is called the Battle of Britain because it’s what made Hitler eventually change his mind about trying to invade the UK, and he went after Russia instead. The RAF pilots showed tremendous courage and bravery as they kept fighting the Luftwaffe even when it looked like they might lose.

June 6, 1944 is also known as D-Day. On that day, the Allied forces launched a huge invasion of land that Adolf Hitler’s Nazi troops had taken over. It all began with boats and boats full of Allied troops landing on beaches in the French region of Normandy. They broke through the German defences and carried on fighting them back through Europe for the next 11 months until they reached Berlin, where Hitler was then hiding.

The Battle of the Bulge took place from 16 December 1944-25 January 1945, and was the last major effort by Hitler to defeat the Allies. He had hoped to break up the parts of Western Europe that the British, American and French troops secured by splitting the area in half – this would mean that the armies wouldn’t be able to get supplies across to each other, and would make them easier targets for Hitler and his armies to fight against. But, all Hitler did was to make the Allied line of troops ‘bulge’ in the middle as he fought to push them back, and the line didn’t break completely. So, he didn’t accomplish his goal, and the Allies won the battle.

Names to know

Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) – British Prime Minister from 1937-1940; Chamberlain was Prime Minister when Britain declared war on Germany. Winston Churchill (1874-1965) – British Prime Minster from 1940 to 1945, then again from 1951 to 1955; Churchill was Prime Minister during most of World War II.  Churchill is famous for his speeches that inspired people to keep on fighting. Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) – German dictator during World War II, and leader of the Nazi political party Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) – Italian dictator during World War II, and leader of the Fascists; Mussolini was also known as ‘Il Duce’ (‘the leader’), and joined forces with Hitler as one of the Axis powers. Franklin D Roosevelt (1882-1945) – United States President during most of World War II Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) – leader of the Soviet Union during World War II Hideki Tojo (1884-1948) – Japanese leader and military general during World War II

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• Learn to sing songs that were popular during WWII , including 'White Cliffs of Dover' and 'Everything stops for tea'
• Use interactive maps to see the battles of WWII in Europe, Africa and Asia
• Take a WWII quiz
• Design the interior of an Anderson Shelter and try some WWII craft activity ideas with the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum Armchair Explorers Activities
• Watch the Horrible Histories song about WWII pilots, The RAF Pilots - The Few Song
• See a Battle of Britain dogfight in action and find out about Britain's pilots in a BBC interactive guide to the "secret" of winning the Battle of Britain

Children's books about World War II

Find out more:

• A series of BBC films about WWII for KS2 children  offers a comprehensive overview of World War Two for primary schools
• Watch a brief video overview of the Second World War
• Read about the 5 phases of WWII
• 10 facts about WWII from National Geographic Kids
• Watch WWII video clips from the BBC archive and find out more about evacuation, the Blitz, rationing, famous WWII songs, news reports, speeches and eye-witness accounts
• A children's guide to WWII from DKfindout!
• Interactive articles and timelines about the major events and people of World War Two
• Video information about rise of the Nazis
• Read a BBC Bitesize summary of WWII
• A complete BBC interactive timeline of WWII , including videos of key events
• Maps, investigations and individual sources about WWII from the National Archives
• Look at an interactive map of the world and events during World War II
• Watch short BBC films about the significance of D-Day, the biggest air and seaborne invasion in history
• Understand more about D-Day: look through information sources about D-Day and read a D-Day guide from the National Army Museum
• The  CBBC guide to D-Day
• See photographs of the Dunkirk evacuations
• Read about what people who lived during World War II remember from those difficult years at the website ‘The People’s War’
• Find out about 9 iconic aircraft from Battle of Britain , including the Spitfire and the Hawker Hurricane
• A detailed guide to the Spitfire, the most famous plane of World War Two
• Find out about all the different types of World War II defences (called pillboxes) that you can still see around Britain
• Watch a Newsround introduction to the Holocaust
• The life and times of Winston Churchill , and how Churchill's speeches (and his dentures!) contributed to the war effort
• Read about life during WWII in kids' historical fiction set during the Second World War
• Nathalie Sergueiew, 'Treasure', was a WWII spy
• Look through photos of Victory in Europe (VE) Day celebrations

See for yourself

• See exhibits from the Battle of Britain and the Blitz at the RAF Museum in London . You can even climb into a Spitfire and experience what it would have been like to fly one!
• Take a tour of the HMS Belfast, one of the ships used to ferry troops to Normandy on D-Day
• See the aeroplanes involved in the Battle of Britain, inside on of the hangars that was actually used in 1940, at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford
• Walk through the Cabinet War Rooms , which were located underground so Winston Churchill and other leaders could kept safe during the Blitz and hold top security meetings
• Britain built thousands of defensive structures called Pill Boxes all over the country that soldiers could use to defend the country if the Germans invaded. Are there any near where you live?
• Find out about code-breaking at Bletchley Park
• See and find out about objects from World War II
• Hear all the sounds of WWII: Chamberlain and Churchill's speeches, WWII songs and music, news as it was reported in 1939-1945

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Primary - Elementary School System in Japan

You may be wondering what children in Japan are learning in elementary school and how they spend their day along with what unique subjects are taught in Japan that are not found in foreign countries. In this article, you will learn about the subjects taught at Japanese elementary schools and a typical daily schedule for students.

Note: The system below is current as of March 13, 2023, and this page is not guaranteed to be up-to-date. The system is subject to change, so please check the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology website for the most up-to-date information.

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Number of school hours spent on each subject in a Japanese Elementary School

Below is the number of class hours that must be dedicated to each subject throughout the year according to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology . Did you notice any classes that you are unfamiliar with? Please read further for more information about what they are.

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The Subjects taught at a Japanese Elementary Schools

Below are subjects that may not be common in other countries.

Source: MEXT: 小学校学習指導要領解説

Social Studies (Shakai - 社会）

Through activities that enable students to use social perspectives and ideas to pursue and solve problems, aiming to develop the basic civic qualities and abilities necessary to become a peaceful, democratic nation and society in a globalized international society.

To understand the geographical environment of familiar areas and municipalities, various activities for local safety, local industries and consumer life, and changes in local conditions, based on the relationship with people's daily lives.

Understand the characteristics of the geographical environment of their own prefectures, the functions that support the health and living environment of local people, various activities to protect local safety from natural disasters, local traditions and culture, and the work of predecessors who contributed to the development of the region, based on the relationship with people's daily lives.

Understanding of the geographical features of Japan's land environment, the current state of industry, and the relationship between the informatization of society and industry, based on the relationship with people's daily lives.

Understanding of Japan's political system, its structure and functions, the achievements and outstanding cultural heritage of our predecessors who played an important role in the development of the nation and society, the lives of countries closely related to Japan, and the role of Japan in the globalizing international society.

Living Environment Studies (Seikatsu - 生活)

Through concrete activities and experiences, aiming to cultivate qualities and abilities that will enable students to become independent and enrich their lives by making the most of their views and ideas related to everyday life.

Music (Ongaku - 音楽)

Through activities of expression and appreciation, aiming to cultivate the following qualities and abilities that will enable students to use their musical perspective and thinking, and to relate to the sounds and music in their daily lives and in society in abundance.

(1) To understand the relationship between musical ideas and the structure of music, and to acquire the skills necessary for expressing the music they wish to express.

(2) To be able to devise musical expressions and to listen to music with appreciation.

(3) Through experiencing the joy of musical activities, to develop a love of music and sensitivity to music, as well as to cultivate an attitude of familiarity with music and cultivate rich emotionality.

Students learn about singing, playing musical instruments such as a recorder , a keyboard harmonica , reading music notes etc.

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Art and Handcraft (Zugakousaku - 図画工作)

Through activities of expression and appreciation, the children will develop the following qualities and abilities that will enable them to use their own creative perspectives and ideas, and to relate to the shapes and colors of daily life and society in abundance.

(1) To understand through their own senses and actions the figurative viewpoints that perceive objects and events, and to be able to create and express themselves creatively by using materials and tools and devising ways to express themselves. 　

(2) To think about the goodness and beauty of art, what they want to express, and how they want to express it, and to develop creative ideas and concepts, as well as to deepen their own perspectives and feelings about their works.

(3) To experience the joy of creating, to nurture sensitivity, to cultivate an attitude to create a joyful and rich life, and to cultivate rich emotionality.

Home Economics (Katei - 家庭)

The goal of the program is to develop the following qualities and abilities to improve their lives through practical and experiential activities related to food, clothing, shelter, and other aspects of daily life, by exercising their viewpoints and ways of thinking.

(1) To develop a basic understanding of the family, home, food, clothing, shelter, consumption, and the environment necessary for daily life, and to acquire the skills necessary for these areas.

(2) Cultivate the ability to solve problems by finding problems in daily life, setting issues, thinking of various ways to solve them, evaluating and improving practices, and expressing what they have thought.

(3) Cultivate a practical attitude to cherish family life, think about relationships with family and community members, and devise ways to improve life as a member of a family.

Health and Physical Education (Taiku / Hoken-Taiku - 体育 / 保健体育)

Through the process of learning to see and think about physical education and health, to identify issues, and to solve them, we aim to develop the qualities and abilities needed to maintain and improve physical and mental health throughout life and to realize a rich sports life, as follows.

(1) To understand how to perform various types of exercise according to their characteristics, as well as health and safety in their daily lives, and to acquire basic movements and skills.

(2) To discover one's own issues regarding exercise and health, to think and judge in order to solve them, and to develop the ability to communicate them to others.

(3) To foster an attitude to lead a happy and cheerful life by becoming familiar with exercise and aiming to maintain and improve health and physical fitness.

Health and Sexuality Education

Starting from the 4th grade, both boys and girls will learn about growth and development. They will learn about individual differences in height and weight gain, changes in physical constitution, menstruation and the function of hormones.

Mental health (Grade 5-6)

Guidance will be given on mental health so that students can learn the following through activities aimed at identifying and resolving issues.

(1) Understand the development of the mind and how to cope with anxiety and worries, as well as simple ways to deal with them.

(2) The mind develops with age through various life experiences.

(3) The mind and body are closely related.

(4) There are various ways to cope with anxiety and worries, such as talking to adults and friends, playing with friends, and exercising.

Disease Prevention (Grade 5-6)

Through activities aimed at identifying and solving problems regarding the prevention of disease, students will be guided to acquire the following

(1) Understanding of disease prevention.

(2) Diseases are caused by the relationship between pathogens, body resistance, lifestyle behaviors, and the environment.

(3) To prevent diseases caused mainly by pathogens, it is necessary to prevent pathogens from entering the body and to increase the body's resistance to pathogens.

(4) In order to prevent diseases caused mainly by lifestyle-related diseases, it is necessary to develop desirable lifestyle habits, such as appropriate exercise, a diet free of unbalanced nutrition, and oral hygiene.

(5) Behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, and drug abuse are causes of poor health.

Foreign Language Activities (Gaikokugo katsudo - 外国語活動)

The goal is to cultivate the following qualities and abilities that will provide the basis for communication through listening and speaking language activities in English, while encouraging students to use their views and ideas in communicating in the language.

(1) Through English, to deepen their understanding of language and culture through experience, to become aware of the phonetic differences between Japanese and foreign languages, and to become familiar with the phonetic sounds and basic expressions of English.

(2) Cultivate the students' ability to communicate their thoughts and feelings by listening to and speaking about familiar and simple matters in English.

(3) Through English, deepen their understanding of languages and the cultures behind them, and develop an attitude to communicate proactively using the language while taking others into consideration.

Foreign Language (Gaikokugo - 外国語)

The goal is to develop the following qualities and abilities that form the basis for communication through language activities such as listening, reading, speaking, and writing in a foreign language, while developing ways of seeing and thinking about communication in English.

(1) To become aware of the differences between Japanese and English in terms of sound, letters, vocabulary, expressions, sentence structure, language functions, etc., to understand this knowledge, to become familiar with reading and writing, and to acquire basic skills that can be used in actual communication through listening, reading, speaking, and writing in a foreign language.

(2) To develop the basic skills to communicate one's thoughts and feelings by listening and speaking about familiar and simple matters according to the purpose, scene, and situation of communication, as well as reading while guessing vocabulary and basic expressions in English which they are fully familiar through speech, and writing while being conscious of word order. Cultivate the basic ability to communicate one's thoughts and feelings.

(3) Deepen understanding of the culture behind the foreign language and cultivate an attitude to communicate proactively using the foreign language with consideration for others.

Ethics / Moral Education (Doutoku - 道徳)

In order to cultivate the moral character that is the foundation for a better life, cultivate moral judgment, feelings, and the will and attitude to practice through learning to look at oneself, to think about things from multiple perspectives and from multiple angles, and to deepen one's ideas about one's own way of life, based on an understanding of moral values.

Integrated Studies

Students should actively incorporate social experiences such as nature experiences and volunteer activities, hands-on activities such as manufacturing and production, observation and experimentation, observation and investigation, and presentations and discussions into their learning activities.

Through the use of inquiry-based views and thinking, and through cross-curricular and integrated learning, aim to develop the qualities and abilities to better solve problems and think about one's own way of life, as follows

(1) In the process of inquiry-based learning, acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to solve problems, form concepts related to problems, and understand the advantages of inquiry-based learning.

(2) To discover questions from the real world and real life, set their own agenda, gather information, organize and analyze it, and summarize and express it.

(3) To engage independently and cooperatively in inquiry-based learning, and to cultivate an attitude of active participation in society while making the most of each other's strengths.

Learning activities to acquire logical thinking skills while experiencing programming

In the process of exploratory learning, students should devise learning activities such as collecting, organizing, and transmitting information through appropriate and effective use of computers and information communication networks. In doing so, students should acquire the basic operations of information tools necessary as a foundation for learning, such as typing on a computer, and should be able to independently select and use information and information tools.

Volunteer and hands-on activities

Students should actively engage in social experiences such as nature experiences and volunteer activities, hands-on activities such as manufacturing and production, and learning activities such as observation, experimentation, observation, investigation, presentation, and discussion.

Special Activities

These include school events, arts and sciences faires, exhibitions, concerts, athletic meet, excursions, volunteer work, group accommodation activities etc.

Timetable of a Day at Japanese Elementary Schools

This is how elementary school students spend their time at school, the flow of the day. Depending on the school, the content may differ from what is described. However, this is what most public elementary schools follow.

Timetable of a Day at Primary Schools in Japan

* After the lunch break or the end-of-the-day homeroom (depends on the school), students clean their classroom and/or common parts of school building. In most cases the lower grade students (first and second grade) are supported by elder students.

School hours start at around 8:00 - 8:20. Depending on the area, students walk to school in a group, or are led by guardian (one of the student's parents).

Morning Meeting

The morning meeting is from 8:25 to 8:35. At the morning meeting, the teacher provides information necessary, and does things such as checking the physical condition of all their students, check the schedule for today, and hand out submissions.

Class Hours

The first class starts around 8:45. Each class' duration is 45 minutes.

Between classes there are breaks which last about 5-10 minutes. During this time, students prepare for the next lesson, move to the classroom etc. In addition, there is a 20-minute break between the 2nd and 3rd hours.

After 4 classes in the morning, the lunch is scheduled from 12:15 to 13:00. The time allocation is considered to be about 15 minutes for preparation, 20 minutes for meals, and 10 minutes for tidying up. Students take turns to serving lunch and cleaning up.

Lunch Break

13:00 to 13:20 is the lunch break time. When the weather is good, students play on the playground, and when it rains, they spend time in the library or classrooms.

From 13:20 to 13:40 after the lunch break, everyone cleans up the school. The place to clean is shared. Some schools schedule the cleaning time after lunch and some schools do it after lunch break.

End-of-the-day Meeting

The closing meeting is held for about 10 minutes after all the lessons are over. The teacher gives out prints for students to give to their parents, talks about the day, and provide information.

Going Back Home

Some schools organize groups and students to go back home together in a group.

What about Saturdays?

Due to the increase in the number of classes, the number of elementary schools that hold classes once or twice a month on Saturdays is increasing. In addition to regular classes, Saturday classes may include various school events such as extra classes, athletic events, and parents' visits.

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Only one member of Congress voted against war with Japan in 1941: Jeannette Rankin of Montana.

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On the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941, Japanese bombers, fighter planes, and torpedo planes attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii . This sneak attack brought the United States into World War II .

The first wave, consisting of 183 planes, arrived at approximately 7:50 am . They had taken off from aircraft carriers about 200 miles (320 kilometers) to the northwest, a fleet commanded by Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo. The Japanese goal was to destroy the ships on Battleship Row and the airplanes on the ground at the Naval Air Station and Wheeler Field and Hickam Field nearby. Because it was a Sunday morning, most of the 780 antiaircraft guns were not manned. Many military personnel were on shore for the weekend, while hundreds of others were still asleep on their ships. Radar at Pearl Harbor had picked up the incoming aircraft, but they were ignored: the officers on duty believed they were a fleet of American B-17s arriving from the West coast.

A second wave of 168 Japanese aircraft descended an hour after the first, to inflict maximum damage. By the time the attack was over several battleships had been destroyed or severely damaged: the Arizona and the Oklahoma never saw service again. The Nevada, the California, and the West Virginia were eventually repaired and sent back to sea. Many other ships were destroyed or damaged, and 347 aircraft were demolished. More than 2,300 U.S. military personnel were killed, including the 1,177 forever entombed in the Arizona . Another 1,100 were wounded.

The next day, December 8, the president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt , addressed Congress and the American people, calling December 7 “a date which will live in infamy.” Congress declared war on Japan, and the date has never been forgotten. But the success of the attack has often been overrated. Many ships and airplanes were indeed destroyed in what was an unprecedented military disaster for the United States. Although the heart of the Pacific Fleet seemed to be gone, that was not quite true.

There were no U.S. aircraft carriers at Pearl Harbor that morning. This fact changed the course of the war in the Pacific, which became a war of carriers. The battleship had seen its day and was no longer the major component of the fleet. The attackers also had failed to destroy the oil storage tanks and naval dockyards at Pearl Harbor. In less than six months after the December 7 attack the U.S. Pacific Fleet was able to inflict a devastating blow on the Japanese navy and air force at the Battle of Midway Island in the first major carrier battle of the war.

Pearl Harbor still serves as a naval base and headquarters for the U.S. Pacific Fleet. It is an artificially improved, clover-shaped harbor on the south coast of Oahu, about 6 miles (10 kilometers) west of Honolulu. The nearly landlocked harbor is connected to the Pacific Ocean by a narrow channel. There are about 10 square miles (26 square kilometers) of water and anchorage area, with a land area of 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares).

The Hawaiians named the base area was Wai Momi, meaning “pearl waters,” because pearl oysters were once found there. An 1887 treaty with Hawaii granted the United States exclusive use of the harbor as a coaling and repair station for ships. Work on dredging out the harbor was started after the Spanish-American War of 1898, which made clear its value as a Pacific base. A naval station was completed after 1908 and a dry dock installed in 1919.

Today the harbor is the site of one of the most moving and dramatic tourist attractions in the United States—the USS Arizona Memorial. A structure resembling a covered bridge was built crosswise over the hull of the ship sunk on December 7. Designed by architect Alfred Preis, it was completed in 1962. The memorial houses a museum with relics from the ship and a room in which are inscribed the names of the 1,177 men who died on the ship and of the 58 aboard the Utah . All of Pearl Harbor became a national historic landmark in 1965. The Navy gave responsibility for overseeing it to the National Park Service in 1980.

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