Vocab List 25 CH 12 P 294 -Amphtrac -Kamikaze -Bataan Death March (P 295) -Navajo Code Talker (P 296) -Code -Napalm (p 310) -Manhattan Project (P 311)

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Vocab List 25 CH 12 P 294 -Amphtrac -Kamikaze -Bataan Death March (P 295) -Navajo Code Talker (P 296) -Code -Napalm (p 310) -Manhattan Project (P 311)

War World II War in Asia

I. Background Why did we go to war with Japan? 1) Rape of Nanking 1931 - systematic rape and murder of 300,000 Chinese civilians by Japanese 2) ***Bombing of Pearl Harbor 1941 - Killed 2,400 Americans + destroyed many ships*** 3) Unit 731 - Horrific Human experimentation on Chinese/Koreans Why did Japan bomb us? 1) Oil - we had an embargo placed on them because they were invading our friends (Dutch/British) in SE Asia 2) Allied with Italy & Germany

Map of Japanese Expansion

Pearl Harbor Bombed

II. How Pacific War fought: ISLAND HOPPING: Get to Island Take control from Japan Make it base for US Bomber (B-29’s) Firebomb Japan Slow & Costly strategy Carriers - Enormous Ships that had many planes on them. Moving bases for planes.

III. Japanese Aggression After the bombing of Hawaii (Pearl Harbor)... 1) Philippines - 1942 Belonged to us after Spanish-American War Defended it for 3 months before surrendering to Japan Bataan Death March- 80,000 prisoners forced to march 65 miles to prison camp. 10,000 died. Largest Surrender in our history. 2) Battle of Midway Island “Midway” between Japan & Hawaii We ambushed Japan because we broke their code Considered turning point in war for USA Japan lost 4 Carriers, 4,000 soldiers killed.

Speech on the Japs

IV. ‘Merica Fights Back 1) Recapturing Philippines 80,000 Japanese killed 100,000 Filipino civilians killed ***Only 1,000 Japanese Surrendered*** Led by General Douglas MacArthur 2) Battle of Iwo Jima 7,000 Marines lost their lives Island very close to Japan - now can firebomb 3) Tokyo Firebombed with Napalm 80,000 Civilians burned to death 250,000 Building Destroyed 67 other japanese cities firebombed

Tokyo firebombing

Iwo Jima Video

Iwo Jima famous photo

V. Dropping the Bomb USA wanted unconditional surrender = Emperor Hirohito to step down. Japan revered him as God on Earth, would not surrender. Potsdam Declaration: “Surrender or face prompt and utter destruction”.-USA “....” No reply -Japan Manhattan Project: led by Robert Oppenheimer built the first ever Atomic Bombs --------------------------------------------- 1) Hiroshima - Bomb “Little Boy” killed 120,000 people instantly and another 70,000 died from radiation poisoning. 2) Nagasaki -Bomb “Fat Man” killed 75,000 people instantly These 2 Bombs > Americans killed in entire Pacific War

VI. Victory for USA! August 15, 1945 - V-J Day = Victory in Japan Day International Military Tribunals would sentence 25 Japanese leaders with war crimes Did not charge Emperor Hirohito (to avoid backlash) Many Japanese not charged by trading information learned from Unit 731.

Atomic Bomb :(