Summary
The story of the surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in 1941, and how it brought the United States into World War II.
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Covers a wartime attack in which people died; told briefly and without graphic detail — preview for sensitive students.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
The story of the surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in 1941, and how it brought the United States into World War II.
- What happened at Pearl Harbor in 1941?
- Why did this event pull the United States into World War II?
- How can a single day change a country's course?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: naval base, World War II, surprise.
Try it: On a map, find Hawaii and the Pacific Ocean. Why might a base there be important?