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World War
II
World War
IIThe War in the Pacific
Japanese Conquests
Singapore - BritishPhilippines - AmericanMalaysia - BritishIndochina - French Burma – BritishEast Indies - Dutch
Bataan Death March
30,000 American soldiers and 30,000 Philippino soldiers forced to march 60 miles in 10 days without food. Those who could not walk were killed by the Japanese.
1942
Douglas MacArthuro Commander of Allied forces
in the Pacific. o Forced out of the Philippineso Supported “Island Hopping”
Strategy in the Pacific.o Recaptured the Philippineso In charge of the formal
surrender of Tokyo, o Remained in Japan to
command the occupation forces there & oversee rebuilding of the country.
Chester W. NimitzCommander in chief of the
Pacific Fleet. Defeated the Japanese navy
in the Battle of the Coral Sea,
the Battle of Midway, and in the Solomon Islands.
Attacked the Mariana Islands defeated the Japanese Fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
Born in Fredericksburg, Texas
TURNING POINTS
1942 – PACIFIC – Battle of Midway
The U.S. Navy decisively defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy, inflicting irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet. The Japanese lost 4 aircraft carriers, 248 aircraft and 3,057 men killed.
Flying Tigers• American pilots who volunteered to serve
in the Chinese Air Force before U.S. entered the war
• Later transferred to the United States after Pearl Harbor
• Played a vital role in the air war in China and Burma
Code Talkers Henry Bake and George Kirk send messages in the Pacific Theater, 1943
Navajo Code Talkers• Used to transmit messages in the
Pacific Theater• Based on the Navajo language• Navajo words frequently substituted for
military terms• Code never broken
The Pacific
1942-43 – Guadalcanal1943 – Tarawa1944-45 – The Philippines1945 – Iwo Jima Okinawa