PEARL HARBOR MOVIE WORKSHEET

PRE MOVIE QUESTIONS: Use your text book to answer the following questions.

  1. When did the Battle of Britain occur?

-What kind of weapons were used in the battle?

-Who won the Battle of Britain?

  1. On what day & date was Pearl Harbor attacked?
  1. How many Americans were killed at Pearl Harbor?

-How many ships & planes were destroyed?

  1. How did the U.S. respond to the attack on Pearl Harbor?

MOVIE QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions during the movie.

  1. What is the name of the officer upset with Danny’s & Rafe’s stunt flying?
  2. Where is Rafe McCawley volunteering to go & fight?

-Why does he want to go there?

  1. Where are the Navy nurses being sent?
  2. What is the Eagle Squadron?
  3. What battle is taking place when Rafe arrives in England?
  4. Which two leaders were asking the U.S. to enter into the war?

-Who did FDR want to send supplies to?

  1. What important resource did the U.S. cut Japan off from?

-Why was this a problem for Japan?

  1. What fleet do the Japanese plan to destroy?

-Where is it at?

  1. How many ships are at Pearl Harbor?
  2. What pilots does Rafe fly with in England?
  3. What do the English call the Americans?
  4. What do the Americans believe is their ally against an attack on Pearl Harbor?
  5. What weapon do the Japanese plan to use on the ships at Pearl Harbor?
  6. What role do most African-Americans fulfill on ships in the navy?
  7. What do the Japanese do to try and confuse the Americans about the location of an attack?
  8. How are the Japanese able to get so much information about Pearl Harbor & the ships there?
  9. What codes could the U.S. intercept & crack?
  10. What is the problem with the new radar on Pearl Harbor?
  11. What does the Japanese Admiral believe is at stake with the attack?
  12. What do the Americans believe the “haze” or “blip” on the radar is?
  13. What does the American Navy sink in the early morning of December 7, 1941?
  14. What is the name of the African-American boxer?
  15. What ship is blown in half when a bomb lands in the weapons magazine?
  16. What does the African-American sailor do for the first time during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
  17. Which ship capsizes after being hit by Japanese torpedoes?
  18. How many planes did the Japanese send to Pearl Harbor?

-How many did they lose?

  1. Why didn’t the Japanese send a third wave of planes to attack Pearl Harbor?
  2. How late was the warning of an attack to the commanders at Pearl Harbor received?
  3. What does the Japanese Admiral fear about the attack?
  4. How did FDR refer to December 7, 1941?

-How many Americans died?

-What did FDR ask congress to do?

  1. Which ship at Pearl Harbor were men still trapped in?
  2. After being attacked, where does FDR want to strike?
  3. Who is in charge of the “top secret” mission?
  4. What did the pilots have to practice doing?

-Why?

  1. What was the target of the mission?

-What was going to be done for the first time?

-Where are the bombers supposed to land?

  1. What did the Japanese give to the Secretary of the Navy?

-What did the Americans do with the gift?

  1. What was the purpose of the attack?
  2. On what date was the bombing?
  3. How many bombers were involved in the mission?
  4. How many miles were the pilots supposed to fly?

-How many did they end up flying? Why?

  1. What did the Doolittle Raid prove?
  2. What honor did Dorrie Miller receive

POST MOVIE QUESTIONS: Answer these questions after the movie is finished.

  1. Did Japan have the right to attack the American naval base at Pearl Harbor? Explain.
  1. Did the U.S. do all it could do to prevent the attack & damage at Pearl Harbor? Explain.
  1. Do you believe the Doolittle Raid was a good response by America to the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan? Explain.

POST MOVIE ESSAY: On separate paper answer the following question. Be sure to skip lines, write in ink and follow the steps below.

AFTER THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR BY THE JAPANESE, DO YOU THINK FDR MADE THE RIGHT DECISION TO ASK CONGRESS TO DECLARE WAR AGAINST JAPAN?

  1. CLAIM: Summarize the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, then provide a clear statement of your CLAIM. (yes or no?)
  2. EVIDENCE & REASONING: Provide and explain 2 pieces of EVIDENCE from class materials (book, videos, movie, discussion) to support your claim.
  3. COUNTERARGUMENT: Provide and explain the alternative position, then explain why your CLAIM is still better than the COUNTERARGUMENT.
  4. CONCLUSION: Restate your original argument and summarize your key points.