1. 8Y 05-12-2016 Thursday World War II Objective: Outline the conduct and describe major events of World War II. Agenda: 1.Do Now: What do you think was the most important battle in WWII? Why? 2.Go over answers from 26.3-26.5. 3.Quiz

5. 1942 December 1941 - Japan attacked Pearl Harbor - Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, attacked Hong Kong, the Philippines- British, Canadian, and Indian forces could not stop the invasion. Japan also took Burma, Thailand, and Singapore, Guam, and Wake Island.

6. 1942 March 1942 - Bataan Death March: –Douglas MacArthur led Filipino and American forces against Japanese. They lost and MacArthur had to leave. His forces were left and forced to march 63 miles up to the prison camps in Bataan Peninsula. They were starved and beaten. 600 Americans and 10,000 Filipinos died.

7. 1942 May 1942 – Battle of Coral Sea – The Japanese were unable to take Port Moresby, New Guinea. They would use it as a base for their hoped invasion of Australia. It was named the Battle of Coral Sea.

8. 1942 June 4, 1942 - Battle of Midway Nimitz used code breakers to intercept a message about a surprise attack on Midway. He was ready for them and Allied forces won the battle. This severely weakened Japanese naval power because they lost 4 aircraft carriers.

9. 1943 February 1943 Americans succeeded in recapturing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. After intense fighting and disease. many casualties. 6 months. began in August 1942. Important island close to Australia.

10. 1943 November 1943 Allied victories and recapture of strategic islands (island hopping) Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Marshall, Mariana, Volcano, and Bonin Islands

11. 1944 October 1944 - Battle of Leyte Gulf – biggest naval battle in history. Allied forces retook Philippines and crushed the Japanese navy for the remainder of the war.

12. 1944 November 1944 - Fire bombing of Tokyo. Destroyed civilian homes and factories. Japan still wouldn’t surrender. 1 million people homeless and scarce food.

13. 1945 Early 1945 Okinawa Allied victory over Okinawa. 100,000 Japanese soldiers. Japanese used kamikaze pilots to destroy Allied ships. Deaths: 12, 000 Allied and 36,000 wounded. Japan: 110,000 troops. 80,000 civilians.

14. 1945 Iwo Jima: Allies won. 19,000 Japanese dead. 6,800 Americans dead.

15. 1942 194319441945 December 1941 - Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, attacked Hong Kong, the Philippines- British, Canadian, and Indian forces could not stop the invasion. Japan also took Burma, Thailand, and Singapore, Guam, and Wake Island. March 1942 - Bataan Death March: Douglas MacArthur led Filipino and American forces against Japanese. They lost and MacArthur had to leave. His forces were left and forced to march 63 miles up to the prison camps in Bataan Peninsula. They were starved and beaten. 600 Americans and 10,000 Filipinos died. May 1942 – Battle of Coral Sea - The Japanese were unable to take Port Moresby, New Guinea. They would use it as a base for their hoped invasion of Australia. It was named the Battle of Coral Sea. June 4, 1942 - Battle of Midway - Nimitz used code breakers to intercept a message about a surprise attack on Midway. He was ready for them and Allied forces won the battle. This severely weakened Japanese naval power because they lost 4 aircraft carriers. February 1943 - Americans succeeded in recapturing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. After intense fighting and disease. many casualties. 6 months. began in August 1942. Important island close to Australia. November 1943 - Allied victories and recapture of strategic islands (island hopping) Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Marshall, Mariana, Volcano, and Bonin Islands. October 1944 - Battle of Leyte Gulf - biggest naval battle in history. Allied forces retook Philippines and crushed the Japanese navy for the remainder of the war. November 1944 - Fire bombing of Tokyo. Destroyed civilian homes and factories. Japan still wouldn’t surrender. 1 million people homeless and scarce food. Early 1945 - Allied victory over Okinawa. 100,000 Japanese soldiers. Japanese used kamikaze pilots to destroy Allied ships. Deaths: 12, 000 Allied and 36,000 wounded. Japan: 110,000 troops. 80,000 civilians. Iwo Jima: Allies won. 19,000 Japanese dead. 6,800 Americans dead.