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National WWII Museum

Franklin Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Address - December 8, 1941

7th - 12th
The audio of President Franklin Roosevelt's speech regarding Pearl Harbor teaches pupils about the attack and its impact on the United States' involvement in World War II.
Audio
Library of Congress

Loc: After the Day of Infamy: "Man on the Street"; Interviews

9th - 10th
From the American Folklife Center, this compilation of recordings of "Man on the Street" interviews in the two days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and then a month later bring an important understanding of the viewpoints of ordinary...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Bayonet Constitution

9th - 10th
A short video [3 m 24 ] from American Experience that explains the forces behind the so-called Bayonet Constitution. Also included is background material about the dominance of the sugar plantation owners in Hawaiian politics. [3:22]
Instructional Video
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: December 7th, 1941

9th - 10th
This film was produced by the Department of War and was overseen by film great John Ford. This full length version was cut to a half an hour for release because it concentrated too much on analysis and history and also because it...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pearl Harbor

9th - 10th
Find out what happened at Pearl Harbor from someone who was there. This video is an interview with a man who was aboard a navy ship that fateful day. Also, included is a detailed lesson plan and an idea for a student research paper.
Instructional Video
PBS

The War: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy

9th - 10th
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," watch a short documentary about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, featuring the speech Franklin Roosevelt gave to a Joint Session of Congress on Dec. 8, 1941,...
Audio
History Link

History Link: Gordon Hirabayashi

9th - 10th
Biography of Gordon Hirabayashi, who defied the U.S. government's curfew and evacuation orders for Japanese and Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: A Final Struggle Over the Pearl Harbor Attack

9th - 10th
Here is an example of a little story within the big story of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The U.S. Government blamed two high ranking men at the base of being derelict in their duties. One of the men's son is trying to clear his father's...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: James Wright: Pearl Harbor

9th - 10th
A video [0:40] of James Wright telling of his experience as he witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Instructional Video
Other

Military.com: 5 Things You Don't Know: Pearl Harbor

9th - 10th
Check out these facts that many are unaware of about the events at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. [6:50]