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World War IIWorld War II
The War in the Pacific The War in the Pacific
Pearl HarborPearl Harbor
►Dec. 7Dec. 7thth 1941 the 1941 the Japanese bomb Japanese bomb Pearl Pearl
► US Aircraft Carriers US Aircraft Carriers out to sea out to sea
► 5 battle ships sunk 5 battle ships sunk including the USS including the USS Arizona Arizona
The PhilippinesThe Philippines
► Japan invades on Dec. Japan invades on Dec. 8, 19418, 1941
► US and Filipino troops US and Filipino troops forced to surrender forced to surrender (1942) (1942)
► Bataan Death March Bataan Death March 5,000-10,000 Filipinos 5,000-10,000 Filipinos and 600-650 Americans and 600-650 Americans died on the march died on the march
Japan on the offensive Japan on the offensive
► Japan conquers: Japan conquers: ► Burma (MyanmarBurma (Myanmar)) ►Dutch East Indies Dutch East Indies
(Indonesia)(Indonesia)►New Guinea New Guinea ► Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands► Singapore Singapore
Battle of Coral Sea-May 1942Battle of Coral Sea-May 1942
► First time aircraft First time aircraft carriers faced each carriers faced each other in combat other in combat
► Battle is a draw Battle is a draw ► US loses a Aircraft US loses a Aircraft
CarrierCarrier► Japan’s advance Japan’s advance
stopped stopped
Battle of Midway- June 1942 Battle of Midway- June 1942
► Turning point in the Turning point in the War in the Pacific War in the Pacific
► First Naval Battle First Naval Battle where the Navies where the Navies never see one never see one another because of another because of Aircraft Carriers Aircraft Carriers
► US lost one carrierUS lost one carrier► Japan lost 4 carriers Japan lost 4 carriers
Two lines of advance Two lines of advance
► The US Navy Island The US Navy Island Hopping campaign Hopping campaign
► The Army advanced The Army advanced through New Guinea through New Guinea to the Philippines to the Philippines and finally to Japan and finally to Japan
► The two lines of The two lines of advance competed advance competed for men and for men and materials materials
Island hopping: Island hopping: Guadalcanal-August 1942-Guadalcanal-August 1942-
February 1943February 1943► First Allied offensive First Allied offensive
action in the Pacific action in the Pacific Theater Theater
► Allied forces secure Allied forces secure all of the Solomon all of the Solomon Island chain Island chain
Southeast Asian route: Southeast Asian route: Philippines Liberated-1944-45Philippines Liberated-1944-45
► Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest Naval the largest Naval Battle in HistoryBattle in History
►Macarthur returns Macarthur returns to liberate the to liberate the PhilippinesPhilippines
Island hopping:Island hopping:Battle of Iwo Jima –Feb-Mar Battle of Iwo Jima –Feb-Mar
19451945► Fought to secure Fought to secure
Airfields to support Airfields to support the bombing of Japanthe bombing of Japan
► 20,703 of the 21,000 20,703 of the 21,000 Japanese soldiers Japanese soldiers were killed in the were killed in the battlebattle
► 6,825 KIA for the US 6,825 KIA for the US forces. 1/3 of all forces. 1/3 of all Marine dead in WWII Marine dead in WWII killed at Iwo Jima killed at Iwo Jima
Island hopping: Island hopping: Invasion of Okinawa- April –June Invasion of Okinawa- April –June
19451945► Okinawa would have Okinawa would have
been used as a been used as a staging center for staging center for the invasion of Japanthe invasion of Japan
► Kamikaze attacks Kamikaze attacks on the supporting on the supporting Naval forces Naval forces
► Japanese fiercely Japanese fiercely defend the Island (to defend the Island (to a suicidal level) a suicidal level)
The Atomic BombsThe Atomic Bombs
► August 6, 1945 the August 6, 1945 the B-29 B-29 Enola GayEnola Gay dropped “Little Boy” dropped “Little Boy” on Hiroshimaon Hiroshima
► 70,000 killed70,000 killed► August 9August 9th th B-29 B-29
BockscarBockscar dropped dropped “Fat Man” on “Fat Man” on NagasakiNagasaki
► 40,000-75,000 killed 40,000-75,000 killed
Victory over JapanVictory over Japan
► USSR enters the USSR enters the War with Japan-Aug. War with Japan-Aug. 8, 19458, 1945
► VJ Day August 14, VJ Day August 14, 19451945
► Japanese Japanese Government & Government & Military surrenders Military surrenders on the USS Missouri on the USS Missouri