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Getting to California Island Hopping – Allied strategy in the Pacific going from island to island to push back the Japanese forces Guadalcanal – The beginning of General MacArthur’s campaign through the Pacific that would eventually allow him to return to the Philippine Islands. kamikaze – “divine wind” suicide missions made by the Japanese as the war winded down to inflict the maximum amount of damage on the US military Iwo Jima – Island invasion in Feb that cost many American lives, but put American B-29 bombers in range of the Japanese mainland Tokyo Bombing – bombing of both civilian and military targets that used napalm causing fires to spread more rapidly and increase the damage done. Okinawa – captured in June 1945 to set up a station for a possible land invasion of Japan. Ch 20 Sec 4/5: Pushing Back (Asia)

The Week in Preview (Jan 27 th – 30 th ) Mon (1/26)Ch 20 Sec 4 “Island Hopping” (Lec/VR) Tue (1/27)Ch 20 Sec 5 “VE Day” (Lec/VR) Wed (1/28)Ch 20 Sec 5 “Atomic Bomb/VJ Day” (Lec/VR) Thu (1/29) REVIEW – TEST Unit 8 Sec 2-5 Fri (1/30)TEST Unit 8 World War II Next Week’s Highlights…… Unit 9 – “The Cold War” (Ch 21 & Ch 25 Sec 1) Fri (2/6)Open Note Reading Quiz – Ch 21 Sec 3 “The Cold War and American Society” pp

Intro 5 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Chapter Objectives Describe the goals of the two major offensives the Allies launched in Europe in  Explain the American strategy for pushing the Japanese back in the Pacific. Section 4: Pushing the Axis Back

Section 4-1 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Guide to Reading The Allies slowly pushed back the German and Japanese forces in 1943 and  Casablanca Conference  Main Idea Key Terms and Names Operation Overlord  D-Day  Omar Bradley  amphtrac  Guadalcanal  kamikaze

Section 4-15 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Driving the Japanese Back American military leaders created a plan to defeat Japan that called for a two-pronged attack. (pages 635–637)

Section 4-15 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Driving the Japanese Back Admiral Nimitz and the Pacific Fleet were to hop from island to island to get close to Japan. General MacArthur’s troops would advance through the Solomon Islands, capture the north coast of New Guinea, and retake the Philippines.

Section 4-16 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The island-hopping campaign began in the central Pacific in the fall of Although many U.S. Marines died while wading ashore at the Tarawa Atoll, the LVT–a boat with tank tracks, also called an amphtrac–was able to cross the reef and get troops to shore. Driving the Japanese Back (cont.) (pages 635–637)

Section 4-16 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The attack on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands went much smoother, with all troops getting to shore via amphtracs. U.S. Marines captured the island. Driving the Japanese Back (cont.) (pages 635–637)

Section 4-17 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. B-29 bombers were used to invade three of the Mariana Islands, which were captured by American troops by August A few months later, the B-29 bombers began bombing Japan. Driving the Japanese Back (cont.) (pages 635–637)

Section 4-17 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. General MacArthur’s troops began a campaign in the southwest Pacific with the invasion of Guadalcanal in August Driving the Japanese Back (cont.) (pages 635–637)

Section 4-18 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. In early 1944, MacArthur’s troops had captured enough islands to surround Rabaul, the main Japanese base in the region. Driving the Japanese Back (cont.) (pages 635–637)

Section 4-18 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. MacArthur ordered his troops to travel 600 miles past Rabaul to capture the Japanese base at Hollandia in New Guinea. Securing New Guinea, the troops headed to the Philippines to take it back. Driving the Japanese Back (cont.) (pages 635–637)

Section 4-19 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Japanese warships headed through the Philippine Islands into Leyte Gulf and ambushed American ships. Driving the Japanese Back (cont.) (pages 635–637)

Section 4-19 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle in history and the first time the Japanese used kamikaze attacks. Kamikaze pilots deliberately crashed their planes into American ships, killing themselves and causing severe damage to the ships. Driving the Japanese Back (cont.) (pages 635–637)

Section 4-21 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Japanese commander ordered a retreat, fearing additional American ships were on the way. The battle to recapture the Philippines left Manila in ruins and over 100,000 Filipino civilians dead. Driving the Japanese Back (cont.) (pages 635–637)

Section 5-11 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Japan is Defeated On November 24, 1944, American bombs fell on Tokyo, but missed their targets. (pages 642–647)

Section 5-12 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. American military planners decided to invade Iwo Jima because it was closer to Japan and would make the bombings more effective. Japan is Defeated (cont.) (pages 642–647)

Section 5-12 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. On February 19, 1945, 60,000 American Marines landed on Iwo Jima, and 6,800 lost their lives before the island was captured. Japan is Defeated (cont.) (pages 642–647)

Section 5-13 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. General Curtis LeMay, commander of the B-29s based in the Marianas, changed strategy to drop bombs filled with napalm, a kind of jellied gasoline. Japan is Defeated (cont.) (pages 642–647)

Section 5-13 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. These bombs not only exploded but also started fires. The risk of killing civilians made this very controversial. Japan is Defeated (cont.) (pages 642–647)

Section 5-13 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Tokyo firebombing killed over 80,000 people and destroyed more than 250,000 buildings. Japan is Defeated (cont.) (pages 642–647)

Section 5-14 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Japan’s six most important industrial cities were firebombed. Japan refused to surrender. Japan is Defeated (cont.) (pages 642–647)

Section 5-14 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. American military planners chose to invade Okinawa, 350 miles from Japan, to stockpile supplies and build up troops. Japan is Defeated (cont.) (pages 642–647)

Section 5-15 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. On April 1, 1945, American troops landed on Okinawa. Japan is Defeated (cont.) (pages 642–647)

Section 5-15 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. On June 22, 1945, Okinawa was captured with more than 12,000 American soldiers, sailors, and marines losing their lives. Japan is Defeated (cont.) (pages 642–647)

Section 5-15 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Japan would not surrender unconditionally because they wanted their emperor to remain in power. The United States would only accept an “unconditional surrender”. Japan is Defeated (cont.) (pages 642–647)

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