1. Part 2 of the Pacific War

2. The U.S. Turns the Tide The Japanese military government underestimated the manufacturing might of the U.S. Aircraft production in 1943 U.S. – 85,898 (we are fighting and supplying both war fronts) Japan – 16,693

3. Key Battles Battle of Iwo Jima February 19 – March 26, 1945 Strategic Airfields U.S. Strength 70,000 6,822 Dead, 19,217 wounded Japanese Strength 18,591 18,375 Dead, 216 captured

4. Key Battles Battle of Okinawa April 1, 1945 – June 22, 1945 Japanese Strength 117,000 110,000 killed, 7,400–10,755 captured U.S. Strength 183,000 12,513 killed 38,916 wounded

6. Ferocious island fighting

7. Tough conditions for U.S. troops

8. Dense Jungle

9. Bare, volcanic islands with no cover

10. Kamikaze- A repeat of history?

11. Corruption of Bushido gets young men to volunteer

12. Kamikaze punish U.S. fleet but do not stop the Americans

13. Invade Japan or another option?

14. The “secret option”

17. The Atomic Bombings Hiroshima 70,000–80,000 people killed 70,000 injured Nagasaki 80,000 people killed Injured Unknown

18. Human “shadows”

19. The Surrender of Japan “Moreover, the enemy now possesses a new and terrible weapon with the power to destroy many innocent lives and do incalculable damage. Should we continue to fight, not only would it result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization. Such being the case, how are We to save the millions of Our subjects, or to atone Ourselves before the hallowed spirits of Our Imperial Ancestors? This is the reason why We have ordered the acceptance of the provisions of the Joint Declaration of the Powers.” –Hirohito, Japanese Emperor

20. The Surrender of Japan The Japanese military completely disarmed Removed government in power End of Japanese imperialism

21. The Cost Nearly 36,000,000 fatalities, roughly half the total military/civilian deaths during WW2 End of European colonialism, though France would not go willingly Overthrow of governments Economic and social upheaval Japanese power ended and the rise of U.S. in Asia as a superpower Beginning of the Cold War following WW2

22. Information Sources http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwar ii/a/wwiipaccauses.htm http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwar ii/a/wwiipaccauses.htm http://www.Wikipedia.com The ghosts of Iwo Jima By Robert S. Burrell Appleman, Roy E.; James M. Burns; Russell A. Gugeler; John Stevens (2000). Okinawa: the last battle. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. p. 36.Okinawa: the last battleUnited States Army Center of Military History

23. Media Credits http://mapsof.net/pacific_ocean/static-maps/jpg/pacific-ocean-map-1910/full-size http://chinadigitaltimes.net/china/world-war-ii/ http://debatalia.com/index.php?showtopic=102613&st=30 http://www.life.com/image/50617057 http://rapeofnanking.info/rapeofnanking.html Pearl Harbor: Touchstone Pictures (presents) Jerry Bruckheimer Films Director: Michael BayTouchstone PicturesJerry Bruckheimer FilmsMichael Bay Writer: Randall Wallace Release Date: 25 May 2001 (USA)Randall Wallace http://readerrant.capitolhillblue.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=134370 http://staff.imsa.edu/socsci/jvictory/help_07/exexmplary_10/tu_09_4/overcoming.html http://websupport1.citytech.cuny.edu/Faculty/pcatapano/lectures_us2/ww2pto.JPG http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80625&page=4 http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g450000/g451086.jpg http://history.howstuffworks.com/world-war-ii/axis-conquers-philippines13.htm http://www.historyofwar.org/Maps/maps_iwojima2.html http://travel.3yen.com/category/okinawa/ http://www.atomicarchive.com/Photos/Nagasaki/image1.shtml http://cbi-theater-5.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-5/victory/vj.html