1. Unit 7 Section 4 The Pacific
U.S. History
Unit 7 Section 4
The Pacific

2. Timeline

3. Timeline

4. Douglas MacArthur

5. Douglas MacArthur

6. Douglas MacArthur He was the U.S. Army commander of the Philippines
When the Japanese invaded in 1941, he was ordered to retreat and leave behind some of his men and Filipino allies.
He stated, “I shall return” as he left
He returned to liberate the Philippines in 1945
Douglas MacArthur

9. Bataan Death March

10. Bataan Death March

12. Bataan Death March Video
The forced transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 76,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II
Resulted in the deaths of approx. 10,000 prisoners
1,000 Americans
9,000 Filipinos
Bataan Death March Video

13. Chester Nimitz

14. Chester Nimitz

15. Chester Nimitz Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy
Became the commander of all Allied land and sea forces in the Pacific Theater of WWII.
From Fredericksburg, Texas.
Chester Nimitz

16. Flying Tigers

17. Flying Tigers

18. The 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force in 1941–1942
Had the mission of defending China against Japanese forces
Flying Tigers

19. Navajo Code Talkers

20. Navajo Code Talkers

21. Molded their language to transmit secret communications in every Pacific land battle from to 1945
Tribal group is from the American Southwest, mostly Arizona.
Their unbreakable code played a major role in saving Allied Force lives and shortening the war
Navajo Code Talkers

22. Battle of Midway

23. Battle of Midway

24. The Japanese attempted to invade the island of Midway
The U.S. intercepted the invasion plans and ambushed the Japanese
This was one of the most decisive victories of the war
The Japanese lost 4 carriers
This was the turning point in the Pacific war
Battle of Midway Video

25. Island hopping

26. Island hopping

27. The U.S. battle strategy of only invading the islands that were of strategic importance
This means that not all of the islands were taken
Usually the islands that contained airfields were ones that were taken
Island hopping

28. Iwo Jima

29. Iwo Jima

30. Iwo Jima

31. Iwo Jima

32. Iwo Jima Taking the Island Taking Mt. Suribachi

33. Iwo Jima Battle that occurred on an island 750 miles from Japan
Island had a tunnel system that protected the Japanese soldiers
This is where the marines raised the U.S. flag that is one of the most famous pictures of the war
Iwo Jima

34. Battle of Okinawa

35. Battle of Okinawa

36. Battle of Okinawa Horrors of War (3 min) The Final Assault (4 min)
This was the first attack on Japanese soil
The Japanese were heavily dug in and fought to the last man
Perhaps the bloodiest battle of the war
The U.S. lost about 49,000 men and the Japanese lost more than 100,000
Battle of Okinawa Horrors of War (3 min) The Final Assault (4 min)

37. Harry S. Truman

38. Harry S. Truman

39. Harry S. Truman Became the President after Roosevelt died in office
Made the difficult decision to drop the atomic bombs in Japan
His slogan – the “Buck stops here.”
Harry S. Truman

40. Manhattan Project

41. Manhattan Project

42. A top secret project to develop a new weapon called the atomic bomb
A group of scientists began work in 1942 on the project
They completed and tested the bomb in July of 1945 in New Mexico.
Manhattan Project

43. Albert Einstein

44. Albert Einstein

45. A German scientist who moved to the United States shortly before the war began
Warned President Roosevelt that the Nazis were attempting to create an atomic weapon.
Albert Einstein

46. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

47. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

48. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

49. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

50. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

52. Hiroshima and Nagasaki

53. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima was the target of the first atomic bomb
About 75,000 were killed by the explosion and most of the city was destroyed
Nagasaki was the second city targeted by an atomic bomb
It killed about 70,000 people
Within 5 years about 200,000 died from burns and radiation sickness.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki

54. The end of World War II V-E Day V-J Day
“Victory in Europe” day – May 8, 1945
Marks the celebration of the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany
V-J Day
“Victory in Japan” day – September 2, 1945
Marks the day of Japan’s formal surrender on board the USS Missouri

55. Questions?