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The War in The Pacific By: Chicoyah Hunt
WWII: The Pacific War The War in The Pacific By: Chicoyah Hunt
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Japan: A Rising Power Japan faced with many adversities
Attacked Manchuria and China Signed the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy (1940) Created the Axis US refused to trade oil with Japan (1941)
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Pearl Harbor Attack Feeling defeated, Japan attacks US and British forces in the Pacific Dec. 7, 1941: Japan launches surprise attack on US fleet at Pearl Harbor Hawaii In response, US declared war on Japan
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Japan’s Winning Streak
Japan had a series of military successes December 1941 Guam Island Wake Island 1942 Philippines Dutch East Indies Hong Kong Malaya Singapore Burma
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America Fights Back FDR ordered an attack on Japan as soon as possible
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Doolittle Raid Ten Tokoyo targets Two Yokohama targets Kobe Osaka
Nagoya Yokosuka Morale Boost for US
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Island Hopping Idea was to gain control one island at a time.
Made any further raids on Japan shorter Battle of Midway Solomon Islands Allied forces gain naval and air supremacy
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America’s Liberated Philippines Began massive air attacks on Japan
Iwo JIma (Feb) Kamakaze attacks Okinawa (Apr)
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Aftermath Most dealdiest regions of war in all US history
New technology Guerilla warfare FDR died in 1945 Harry Truman forever changes history
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