1. Victory in the Pacific 1943-1945

2. With Germany and Italy defeated, the focus switched to ending the war with Japan…

3. With Germany and Italy defeated, the focus switched to ending the war with Japan…

4. End to the Island Hopping Campaign
…and bringing an…
End to the Island Hopping Campaign
Iwo Jima & Okinawa

5. How to Island Hop with General Douglas MacArthur:
1. Bomb
2. Invade
3. Build an airfield to bomb the next island

9. Island Hopping on Iwo Jima
Mt. Suribachi

10. Island Hopping on Iwo Jima
Bomb:
2. Invade:
3. Build an airfield:

11. Island Hopping on Iwo Jima
Bomb: 74 days in a row
2. Invade:
3. Build an airfield:

12. Island Hopping on Iwo Jima
Bomb: 74 days in a row
2. Invade: 110,000 US vs. 22,000 Japanese
3. Build an airfield:

13. Island Hopping on Iwo Jima
Bomb: 74 days in a row
2. Invade: 110,000 US vs. 22,000 Japanese
3. Build an airfield: Already there, used for bombers and fighters to destroy Japanese cities.

14. Iwo Jima Casualties 6,821 US Dead 20,000 US Wounded
Nearly all 22,000 Japanese fought to the death.

15. Battle of Iwo Jima
Summary: From February to March of 1945, the US fought the Japanese for control of Iwo Jima. They wanted the island so they could bomb Japan’s cities without resistance. They succeeded, but lost 6,821 men. The nearly 22,000 Japanese defenders of the island fought to the death. After taking the island, the US destroyed Japan’s 67 most populated cities from the air, but they still refused to quit.

16. Iwo Jima was used to support the bombing of Japanese cities, and as a staging area for hopping to the next island, Okinawa.
Okinawa was going to be the stepping stone into Japan.

17. Okinawa Facts 500,000 Civilians living there before the battle
150,000 Civilians killed during the ugly battle
97,000 Japanese soldiers before the battle
7,000 Japanese soldiers survived the battle
Hundreds of Japanese “Kamikaze” pilots trained to crash into US Navy boats
killing 5,000 Americans
US invasion force of 200,000 soldiers
US casualties, 12,513 dead, 55,000 wounded

18. Okinawa Facts 500,000 Civilians living there before the battle
150,000 Civilians killed during the ugly battle
97,000 Japanese soldiers before the battle
7,000 Japanese soldiers survived the battle
Hundreds of Japanese “Kamikaze” pilots trained to crash into US Navy boats
killing 5,000 Americans
US invasion force of 200,000 soldiers
US casualties, 12,513 dead, 55,000 wounded

19. Okinawa Facts 500,000 Civilians living there before the battle
150,000 Civilians killed during the ugly battle
97,000 Japanese soldiers before the battle
7,000 Japanese soldiers survived the battle
Hundreds of Japanese “Kamikaze” pilots trained to crash into US Navy boats
killing 5,000 Americans
US invasion force of 200,000 soldiers
US casualties, 12,513 dead, 55,000 wounded

20. Battle of Okinawa
Summary: From April to June of 1945, the US fought the Japanese for Okinawa. The plan was to use it as a “stepping stone” for the invasion of Japan’s home islands. Over 12,000 Americans were killed, and nearly all of Japan’s soldiers fought to the death. This showed the new US president, Harry Truman, that an invasion of Japan would kill millions. He decided to use the atomic bomb to try to convince Japan to quit instead.

21. Iwo Jima was used to support the bombing of Japanese cities, and as a staging area for hopping to the next island, Okinawa.
Okinawa was going to be the stepping stone into Japan.

22. Iwo Jima was used to support the bombing of Japanese cities, and as a staging area for hopping to the next island, Okinawa.
Okinawa was going to be the stepping stone into Japan…but the atomic bombings forced a surrender before the invasion began.