1. Why was the outcome of the Battle of Britain important for the Allies?
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Why was the outcome of the Battle of Britain important for the Allies?

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How do you think the attack on Pearl Harbor and the 9/11 attack on the United States are similar? How were they different?
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
World Trade Centers
September 11, 2001

3. Japan’s pacific campaign
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4. Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor
Oct. 1940: U.S. knew of Japan’s plans for SE Asia
July 1941: U.S. cuts off oil shipments to Japan
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto called for an attack in Hawaii
Dec. 7, 1941: Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
19 ships sunk or damaged
2,300 Americans killed – 1,100 wounded
“a date which will live in infamy” – FDR
Declared war on Japan and allies

5.  Tokyo Time  Hawaii Time  Washington, DC Time
1  Nov  Nov  Nov
2*  Dec  Dec  Dec
3  Dec. 23  Dec. 22  Dec. 22
*First wave aircraft began launching.

14. burning and sinking on Dec. 7, 1941
USS Arizona
setting out from New York in 1918
USS Arizona
burning and sinking on Dec. 7, 1941

15. USS Arizona
Memorial - Pearl
Harbor

16. Japanese Victories Pacific falling to Japanese
Jan 1942: Invaded American territory – the Philippines
Trapped U.S./Filipino forces on the Bataan Peninsula
70,000 Allied soldiers surrendered
Forced to march 50 miles – 26,000 died
Called Bataan Death March

18. Allies Strike Back April 1942: Bombing raid on Tokyo
May 1942: Battle of the Coral sea (naval warfare)
June 4, 1942: Battle of Midway
U.S. broke Japanese code
Caught them by surprise
Destroyed half of Japanese fleet
Turning point of war in the Pacific

21. Battle of Guadalcanal General Douglas MacArthur
Commander of Allied forces in Pacific
Developed “island hopping strategy”
August 7, 1942: Marines land on Guadalcanal
Feb. 1943: Japanese retreat after losing 24,000

23. Dead Japanese on beaches of Guadalcanal

24. Japanese being pulled from bunker