Attack on Pearl Harbor
Across
- 1. - The day of the week on which the attack occurred.
- 4. - Secret messages that intelligence officers tried to decipher to predict enemy actions.
- 9. - A U.S. battleship that sank during the Pearl Harbor attack, with heavy loss of life.
- 11. - The name of the Japanese fighter plane used in the attack.
- 12. - The military practice of gathering information, which the Japanese did secretly before the attack.
- 14. - First name of Admiral Yamamoto, who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- 15. - A large warship targeted and damaged by Japanese planes at Pearl Harbor.
Down
- 2. - Efforts by countries to negotiate, which failed to prevent the attack.
- 3. - The unexpected nature of the Pearl Harbor attack.
- 5. - A ban on trade that the United States imposed on Japan, fueling tensions.
- 6. - The U.S. state where Pearl Harbor is located.
- 7. - A weapon launched by planes to strike ships in the water.
- 8. - The country that attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941.
- 10. - Equipment used to detect incoming planes, which detected the Japanese planes too late.
- 13. - Another word for airplanes, many of which were destroyed on the ground at Pearl Harbor.