World War II: Pacific Theater Mr. Langford’s Class

Overview Where the battle’s were fought Who won those battle’s Outcome of the battle Did it affect the moral Why was the battle fought

Japan’s Rise Began to become dominate in the early 1930’s Had fought with Russia Invaded China Took certain sectors of China Why?

Japan on the move Japan’s military is battle tested Begins to take islands near Japan Meetings with Axis powers The empire feels dominate--takes more islands throughout the Pacific Makes a critical decision about the United States

ATTACK!! After repeated warnings by the United States--Japan ignores Attacks the Philippines and Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Dec Sunday morning Japanese mini sub found Japan attacks with waves of fighter bombers and torpedo planes Kills over 2000 men, sinks the Arizona where over 1000 die in a matter of seconds Why that date?

U.S.S. Shaw

U.S. Declares War Monday Dec. 8, 1941 Roosevelt gives speech: “This day will live in infamy” Who declares war? Thousands of men line up for recruitment America joins the fight in Europe and is ready to fight Japan

The Philippines Dec. 8, Japan attacks British, Dutch and American forces in the Pacific For over a month, Japanese troop push American and Filipino troops back Take Manila in Jan MacArthur leader of troops leaves in Feb. Vows to return again

Battaan Death March Japanese take Bataan Peninsula Many American and Filipino forced to march to camps Limited food and water Extremely long march Many died of weakness--if one fell out of the row, more than likely shot dead

The March

MacArthur to Australia Feb leaves the Philippines Ordered by Roosevelt to head the Pacific theater Moves to Australia--considered a safe area from the Japanese since they did not attack during the rest of the invasions

Japanese-Americans Camp After the attack, sentiment against those of Japanese decent grew Thousands of people were rounded up and forced into an internment camp in Kansas No rights were given Many of the people were citizens for over 25 years or natural citizens

Internment Camp

Coral Sea First major Naval battle First time ever two powers fought without seeing each other South Pacific--Northeast of Australia Battle was considered a draw but moral victory for U.S. Stopped Japanese advancement

Midway Island in Pacific Turning point of the war--June 1942 U.S. showed the Japanese a false move and the Japanese wanted to capitalize Four carriers for Japan sank Turning point

Guadacanal Aug South Pacific Battle that the U.S.S. Yorktown sank* Stopped the Japanese Began island hopping campaign Secures most of the far South Pacific

How close? Aleutian island campaign Japanese wanted to secure those island and work there way down the coast Japanese had control of the most southern island in the Aleutians Where are the Aleutian Islands and who owns them

Island Hopping A term used to describe the fighting in the Pacific U.S. and Japan would go from island to island fighting for control Japan controlled most of the islands in the Pacific U.S. picked strategic islands to fight for-- Why?

Leyte Gulf The biggest and greatest naval battle ever Philippines The Japanese sent nearly every ship to fight U.S. fought a heavy battle Japan takes the greatest casualties and nearly loses every ship Kamikaze raids begin

Iwo Jima and Okinawa Islands in the Pacific--North Northwest of Guam Feb and April 1945 What was the island like? The island took over two months to secure Heavy casualties for both sides Site of the famous Marines raising flag

Southeast Asia Campaign U.S. troops in Vietnam There to help locals fight the Japanese Also, ran bombing runs to bomb Japanese positions in China Vietnamese helped U.S. to retrieve down airmen Helped Ho Chi Minh gain notoriety in region, remember this name!

Manhattan Project A completely secret plan to develop the atom bomb The Vice-President did not even know of the project Where did the research take place? Where was the testing place and other important info taken to?

Hiroshima/Nagasaki Aug. 6, 1945 the first atomic weapon was used 80,000 people died thousands more injured Used to force surrender--Japan refused Aug. 9, 1945 Nagasaki bombed Japan finally realizes they need to surrender

The End Aug. 15, Emperor Hirohito announces Japan’s surrender, shocks whole country Official surrender Sept. 2, 1945 In Tokyo Bay aboard the U.S.S. Missouri--a battleship that was in Pearl Harbor