The War in The Pacific By: Chicoyah Hunt WWII: The Pacific War The War in The Pacific By: Chicoyah Hunt
Japan: A Rising Power Japan faced with many adversities Attacked Manchuria and China Signed the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy (1940) Created the Axis US refused to trade oil with Japan (1941)
Pearl Harbor Attack Feeling defeated, Japan attacks US and British forces in the Pacific Dec. 7, 1941: Japan launches surprise attack on US fleet at Pearl Harbor Hawaii In response, US declared war on Japan
Japan’s Winning Streak Japan had a series of military successes December 1941 Guam Island Wake Island 1942 Philippines Dutch East Indies Hong Kong Malaya Singapore Burma
America Fights Back FDR ordered an attack on Japan as soon as possible
Doolittle Raid Ten Tokoyo targets Two Yokohama targets Kobe Osaka Nagoya Yokosuka Morale Boost for US
Island Hopping Idea was to gain control one island at a time. Made any further raids on Japan shorter Battle of Midway Solomon Islands Allied forces gain naval and air supremacy
America’s Liberated Philippines Began massive air attacks on Japan Iwo JIma (Feb) Kamakaze attacks Okinawa (Apr)
Aftermath Most dealdiest regions of war in all US history New technology Guerilla warfare FDR died in 1945 Harry Truman forever changes history