War in the Pacific Chapter 17.3
The Allies Stem the Japanese Tide Japan advances Douglas MacArthur-Allied commander in Asia Doolittle Raid Japan bombed Battle at Coral Sea-Japan stopped Aircraft carriers
*579 The Battle of Midway-turning point in the Pacific war-Allies stop Japan *Chester Nimitz-commander of the Naval forces “Island hopping”
The Allies Go on the Offensive The Japanese Defense-Kamikaze- suicide bombers *582-3 Iwo Jima-major US victory- leads to attack on Japan Allies retake the Philippines Allied victory Base camp for Air Force
*583 Battle of Okinawa-US victory with many casualties
The Atomic Bomb Ends the War The Manhattan Project-program designed to build the Atomic Bomb Robert J. Oppenheimer Truman’s decision-use or not use the bomb *584 Hiroshima August 6 and Nagasaki August 9 US drops the bomb Japan surrenders
Rebuilding Begins The Yalta Conference-The Big Three meet Germany divided US wanted help with Japan and the UN The Nuremburg Trials-crimes against humanity by Germans Tried and executed
The occupation of Japan Trials and Executions Douglas MacArthur–helps reshape Japanese economy and create a Japanese constitution MacArthur constitution