WWII: The Pacific Theater What happens after Attack on Pearl Harbor? December 7, 1941 “A date which will live in infamy” -Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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WWII: The Pacific Theater

What happens after Attack on Pearl Harbor? December 7, 1941 “A date which will live in infamy” -Franklin D. Roosevelt

Island Hopping Led by U.S. General Douglas MacArthur United States strategy used to gain military bases and secure the many small islands in the Pacific. US troops targeted islands that were not as strongly defended by the Japanese They took control of those islands, and quickly constructed landing strips and small military bases Slowly moved closer to Japan

“Island Hopping”

The Pacific Theater: Early Battles American Forces halted the Japanese advances in two decisive naval battles. Coral Sea (May 1942) Allied codebreakers learned about Japanese plans in time for Allied fleets to assemble in the Coral Sea U.S. stopped a fleet protecting Japanese troops to New Guinea Midway (June 1942) Japanese Admiral Yamamoto hoped to capture Midway Island as a base to attack Pearl Harbor again American cryptanalysts (code breakers)…again! U.S. Admiral Chester Nimitz caught the Japanese by surprise and sank 3 of the 4 aircraft carriers, 332 planes, and 3500 men.

Importance of Midway The Japanese defeat at Midway was the turning point in the Pacific. Japanese advances stopped. U.S. assumes initiative. Japanese have shortage of able pilots.

The Beginning of the End in the Pacific Yamamoto is assassinated by the U.S. (April 1943) Loss of Saipan (August 1944) “the naval and military heart and brain of Japanese defense strategy” Resulted in more than 3,000 U.S. deaths and over 13,000 wounded. Japanese lost at least 27,000 soldiers Thousands of Saipan’s civilians, terrified by Japanese propaganda that warned they would be killed by U.S. troops, leapt to their deaths from the high cliffs at the island’s northern end.

Political Crisis in Japan The government could no longer hide the fact that they were losing the war. Tōjō resigns on July 18, 1944

Iwo Jima (February, 1945) General MacArthur and the Allies next turned to the Island of Iwo Jima The island was critical to the Allies as a base for an attack on Japan It was called the most heavily defended spot on earth Allied and Japanese forces suffered heavy casualties; Allied victory American soldiers plant the flag on the Island of Iwo Jima

A Grinding War in the Pacific In 1945, the U.S. began targeting people in order to coerce Japan to surrender 66 major Japanese cities bombed 500,000 civilians killed Bombing of Tokyo, 1945

Battle for Leyte Gulf Total blockade of Japan Japanese navy virtually destroyed Japanese countered by employing a new tactic – Kamikaze (divine wind) attacks Pilots in small bomb-laden planes would crash into Allied ships

Okinawa (April, 1945) In April 1945, U.S. marines invaded Okinawa The Japanese unleashed 1,900 Kamikaze attacks sinking 30 ships and killing 5,000 seamen Okinawa cost the Americans 7,600 marines and the Japanese 110,000 soldiers Allied victory

Atom Diplomacy FDR had funded the top-secret Manhattan Project to develop an atomic bomb Dr. Robert Oppenheimer successfully tested in the summer of FDR had died on April 12, 1945, and the decision was left to Harry Truman. An amphibious (by land and water) invasion could cost over 350,000 Allied casualties.

Turning Points of the War: The Pacific August 6, 1945 – Enola Gay drops bomb on Hiroshima 140,000 dead; tens of thousands injured; radiation sickness; 80% of buildings destroyed August 9, 1945 – Nagasaki 70,000 dead; 60,000 injured Emperor Hirohito surrenders on Aug. 14, (V-J Day) Formal surrender signed on September 2 onboard the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay

Cost of War Germany- 3 million combat deaths (3/4ths on the eastern front) Japan – over 1.5 combat deaths; 900,000 civilians dead Soviet Union - 13 million combat deaths U.S. – 300,000 combat deaths, over 100,000 other deaths When you include all combat and civilian deaths, World War II becomes the most destructive war in history with estimates as high as 60 million, including 25 million Russians.

Postwar Efforts at Revenge The Nuremberg Trials of After, WWII the Allied powers decided to place on trial the highest-ranking Nazi officers for “crimes against humanity” Allied forces had attempted to do this after WWI, but had released them on the grounds that they “were just following orders” Hitler, Goebbels, and Himmler were dead; but, 22 Nazi leaders (including Goring) were tried at an international military tribunal at Nuremburg, Germany. 12 were sentenced to death. Similar trials occurred in the east and throughout the world. The Tokyo Trial ( )

Postwar Efforts at Peace The United Nations – There was some hope when, in 1945, the United Nations was created; an organization to promote international stability A General Assembly where representatives from all countries could debate international issues. The Security Council had 5 permanent members – U.S., Soviet Union, Britain, France, and China could veto any question of substance. There were also 6 elected members. Key: the U.S. joined in contrast to League of Nations

Wartime Agreements Unlike WWI, there was no Peace of Paris to reshape Europe. Instead, the Yalta agreement of February 1945, signed by Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin, turned the prevailing military balance of power into a political settlement. Potsdam Conference, in suburban Berlin (July 1945)—Truman, Stalin, Churchill – Finalized plans on Germany. Germany would be demilitarized and would remain divided.

Postwar Reality: Soviet Control of Eastern Europe Europe was politically cut in half; Soviet troops had overrun eastern Europe and penetrated into the heart of Germany. During , Stalin starts shaping the post-war world by occupying SE Europe with Soviet troops that should have been on the Polish front pushing toward Berlin. Roosevelt did not have postwar aims because he still had to fight Japan; Stalin did have postwar aims.

Postwar Reality Consequences of World War II Soviet Union with agenda Unlike the isolation after WWI, the U.S. was engaged in world affairs The triumph of Communists in China Decolonization The independence of nations from European (U.S. & Japan) colonial powers.

Restoration of U.S. Prosperity World War II ended the Great Depression. Factories run at full capacity Ford Motor Company – one bomber plane per hour People save money (rationing) Army bases in South provide economic boom (most bases in South b/c of climate) The national debt grew to $260 billion (6 times its size on Dec. 7, 1941)