1. Japan’s Pacific Campaign
What causes the US to enter WWII?
December 7th, 1941
“A Date Which Will Live In Infamy”

2. US joins the Allied Powers
I. Japan attacks US
A. 30s-40s: Japan creating Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere – US worried
B : US sends aid to KMT in China, stops supplies to Japan
C. 12/7/1941: Japanese warplanes bomb US Naval ships at Pearl Harbor, Hawai‘i – Admiral Yamamoto leads surprise attack
D. President Roosevelt asks for a declaration of war on Japan, calling the event “A date which will live in infamy”
II. The Pacific War
A. Jan 1942: Japan attacks US in Guam, Wake Island, Philippines
B. Feb 1942: Japan attacks British in Malaya, Hong Kong, Burma
US joins the Allied Powers
C. War Crime: Japan puts Allied POWs on the Bataan Death March (16K killed)
D. US interns 110K Japanese-Americans

3. Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Map Time!
Bombing of Pearl Harbor 3 16 15 11
Color Blue rest of 7 & all of 8,13,14 & Allied Powers in key
Red Xs in 10 + Japanese Ally on key
Stripe 9 & 11 in Red

4. III. Allies Strike Back
A. April 1942: Allies under Col. Doolittle bomb Tokyo,  shows Japan is vulnerable to air attacks
B. Battle of the Coral Sea – May 1942: Japan plans to invade Australia, both sides use aircraft carriers. Allies stop Japan
C. Battle of Midway – June 1942: Allied code breakers learn Adm. Yamamoto is planning an attack on Midway
1. Led by Admiral Nimitz, US launches a surprise attack that destroys four of Yamamoto’s aircraft carriers (turning point in war)

5. F. Philippines: MacArthur returns and liberates the islands
D. Pacific War is led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur who uses a strategy called “island hopping”.
1. Go from island to island take less defended islands first – moving closer to Japan
E. Battle of Guadalcanal - Aug 1942: Must stop Japan from building airbase, Allies win 6 month battle killing 31K of the 36K Japanese troops
F. Philippines: MacArthur returns and liberates the islands
Gen.Douglas MacArthur

6. Map Time! Battle of Midway MacArthur returns to Philippines
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of Guadalcanal

7. Bataan Death March