War in the Pacific. Following Pearl Harbor, Japan acquires huge empire.

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War in the Pacific

Following Pearl Harbor, Japan acquires huge empire

General Douglas MacArthur Forced to surrender Philippines Forced to surrender Philippines Bataan Death March Bataan Death March “I Shall Return” “I Shall Return”

Doolittle Raid Retaliation for PH Retaliation for PH

Battle of Midway Turning point of war in Pacific Turning point of war in Pacific 4 Japanese carriers sunk 4 Japanese carriers sunk

Island Hopping Bypass Japanese strongholds Bypass Japanese strongholds Get close enough to Japan for eventual invasion Get close enough to Japan for eventual invasion

Major Battles Guadalcanal Guadalcanal Leyte Gulf Leyte Gulf Iwo Jima Iwo Jima Okinawa Okinawa

Kamikazes

Yalta Conference Big 3 (FDR, Churchill, Stalin) Big 3 (FDR, Churchill, Stalin) Agree to UN Agree to UN USSR agrees to join war against Japan USSR agrees to join war against Japan

FDR’s death elevates Harry Truman to Presidency April 1945 April 1945

Firebombing of Tokyo

Manhattan Project Oppenheimer Oppenheimer 600,000 employed 600,000 employed Fat Man and Little Boy Fat Man and Little Boy

Potsdam Conference Atomic threat Atomic threat Plans for postwar Europe Plans for postwar Europe Treatment of war criminals Treatment of war criminals

Hiroshima Aug 6, 1945 Aug 6, 1945 Enola Gay Enola Gay 120,000 dead 120,000 dead

Nagasaki Aug 9, 1945 Aug 9, ,000 dead 80,000 dead

V-J Day

Nuremberg Trials Hundreds found guilty Hundreds found guilty Dozens executed Dozens executed