Pearl Harbor Attack
Was the Pearl Harbor attack the turning point of WW2?
4.3 (52)
59 mins
Learn about the shock of the Pearl Harbor attack and its impact on the US and the world, in this skoob. Discover how the attack fueled racial tensions and the internment of Japanese-Americans.
Ep 1:
Sky Full of Terror
A young pilot's peaceful Sunday flight becomes a firsthand brush with history as Japanese Zeros fill the sky—then we trace the decades-long strategic gamble that made this ambush possible.
Ep 2:
One Nation, One Infamy
Roosevelt's carefully chosen words united a nation behind 'infamy'—but his rhetoric sidelined the Philippines and helped ignite a wave of racial hatred that would intern thousands of Japanese Americans.
Discussions (21)
Adrian
Level 3 · 9 mo agoTechnically it was Dec 8th in the Philippines.
Edward
Level 9 · 8 mo ago“Minimal” is a tricky word for 2400 casualties.
Emily
Level 10 · 9 mo agoThinking FDR played 5D chess gives too much credit to a bureaucracy that couldn't even share basic intel. Always bet on government incompetence.
