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

3. Japan attacks US 30s-40s: Japan creating Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere – US worried Japan might want their Pacific possessions 1940-1941: US sends aid to KMT in China, stops supplies to Japan 12/7/1941: Japanese warplanes bomb US Naval ships at Pearl Harbor, Hawai‘i – Admiral Yamamoto leads surprise attack President Roosevelt asks for a declaration of war on Japan, calling the event “A date which will live in infamy” The Pacific War Jan 1942: Japan attacks US in Guam, Wake Island, Philippines Feb 1942: Japan attacks British in Malaya, Hong Kong, Burma War Crime: Japan puts Allied POWs on the Bataan Death March (16K killed) US joins the Allied Powers US interns 110K Japanese-Americans

4. Map Time! 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 Bombing of Pearl Harbor Stripe Red

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

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

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