Warm-Up 4/26 Take out your WWII timeline Review the items you had previously circled (because they were unfamiliar) through Jan. 1942 Highlight any that are still unfamiliar
Agenda 4/26 Warm-Up Japan Makes Its Move U.S. Joins the War Bystander Project Gallery Walk
Japan Makes Its Move Had invaded Manchuria 1931 , then mainland China Had joined the “Three Power Pact” with Germany and Italy, 1940 Economy is strained because of Chinese resistance Japan looks to European colonies in Southeast Asia for resources
Remember that the U.S.… Had cracked Japanese code and knew their plans for SE Asia Had sent aid to China to help Had cut off oil shipments to Japan Knows that Guam and the Philippines would also be targeted
Pearl Harbor – 12/7/41 Led by Isoruku Yamamoto, Japanese attack 2,400 Americans killed 12/8/41: U.S. declares war on Japan
Japanese Victories in 1942 Seized Guam, Philippines (U.S. colonies) Hong Kong, Malaya (British colonies) Dutch East Indies Bataan Death March in the Philippines – terrible cruelty Japan seems unbeatable…
Allies Make Their Move Want revenge for Pearl Harbor Strike Tokyo, inflict little damage Battle of the Coral Sea is a draw but stops Japanese expansion Battle of Midway turns the tide of the war in favor of the Allies
Allies Take the Offensive Led by General Douglas MacArthur, Allies adopt “island hopping” strategy Seize islands that were not well defended; skip Japanese “strong points” Battle of Guadalcanal 1943 = Allied victory