2. The Japanese Advance US moved Pacific fleet to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii General Tojo, an expansionist, became Prime Minister of Japan in 1941 US declares war when Japan attacks the fleet at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941

3.  Guam taken  10 December 1941  Wake Island  First Invasion stopped - 8 December 1941  Taken 23 December 1941

4. By 1942, Japan controlled much of South Asia Much of the fighting was in the jungle Americans would have to launch amphibious assaults General Douglas Macarthur was the commander of the US army in the Pacific

5. US was forced to leave the Philippines in 1942 Japan tries to take over Australia

6.  May 5- 7 1942  The Japanese were targeting Australia  Fought entirely from the air from aircraft carriers… a 1st

7. Outcome: The U.S. Lexington sunk and the Yorktown was damaged Japanese carrier Shoho sunk  Zuikaku and Shokaku damaged - Japanese tactical victory  Took more kills than the U.S., but the “Lexington” was destroyed U.S. strategic victory  Japanese advance temporarily halted

8. Turning point in the war Japan is forced to turn back from an advance on Hawaii

9.  August 1942 – January 1943  First major amphibious assault  The target was the airfield Japan was building there  Fighting occurred on this tropical island ( Jungle warfare)  It negatively impacted the soldiers and their weapons  Malaria infested

10.  Japanese used surprise warfare  Snipers hiding under palm tree fronds  Fighting on the ground and at sea  An American win!!  Australia was now safe

11. Decide on island-hopping strategy- Capture one island after another Use each to make next attack Island-hopping is successful Begin bombing Japan in 1944 Gen. Macarthur recaptures the Philippines

12. Japanese begin using Kamikazes Suicide bombers Allies capture Okinawa, a Japanese island Allies begin planning an invasion of Japan