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“A day that will live in infamy…”

Study Guide and Discussion

Introduction

This week’s topic has been the attack on Pearl Harbor. In order to better ensure you understand the content, we will play History Jeopardy. Good Luck!

In this video _______ gives his response to the attacks in an address to Congress.A) President Franklin RooseveltB) President John F KennedyC) President Teddy Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president at the time of the attacks, and most all of World War II.

Correct!

John F Kennedy (JFK) would not be elected president until the 1960 election against another future president, Richard Nixon. JFK did, however, serve in WWII in the United States Navy.

Incorrect!

Franklin Roosevelt, not his fifth cousin Teddy Roosevelt, was president during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Incorrect!

Question 2

This ship remains sunken in Pearl Harbor as a monument of the event:a) USS Arizonab) USS Lake Eriec) USS John C Stennis

To this day, the Battleship USS Arizona rests below the waters of Pearl Harbor, HI. It is the final resting place of over 1,100 crew members. She still leaks oil to this day, and surviving crew members are permitted to have their ashes scattered over the ship.

Correct!

This answer is incorrect, but this is a ship that Mr. Reynolds served on while in the U.S. Navy.

Incorrect!

Remember the sacrifice.

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