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WWII Events in the Pacific

WWII Events in the Pacific. WWII EVENTS - Pacific. 1931 – 1941: Japan begins empire building by conquering Asian lands. Dec. 1941 – Japanese attack Pearl Harbor to destroy any U.S. threat of attack; U.S. declares war on Japan.

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WWII Events in the Pacific

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  1. WWII Events in the Pacific

  2. WWII EVENTS - Pacific • 1931 – 1941: Japan begins empire building by conquering Asian lands.

  3. Dec. 1941 – Japanese attack Pearl Harbor to destroy any U.S. threat of attack; U.S. declares war on Japan. • April 1942 – Allies surrender in Philippines; Bataan Death march begins as prisoners of war are treated brutally.

  4. June 1942 – Allies defeat Japan in Battle of Midway destroying Japan’s fleet and turning the tide of the war.

  5. Feb. 1943 – Japanese abandon the island of Guadalcanal. Both Japan and Allied forces suffer horrible losses.

  6. March 1945 – Allies capture Iwo Jima; both sides suffer horrible losses.

  7. Storming of the beach on Iwo Jima

  8. June 1945 – Allies capture Okinawa; both sides suffer horrible losses. Facing countless island battles and more devastating losses, Truman and the United States make the ultimate decision – use of atomic weapons.

  9. Aug. 1945 – Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States. • Anatomy of the bomb

  10. EFFECTS ON HIROSHIMA • Little Boy ended up killing between 130,000 to 150,000 people. • The bomb leveled Hiroshima to the ground. It exploded with the force of 12,000 tons of TNT. The heat from the explosion exceeded 50 million degrees Fahrenheit at the center of the fireball.

  11. Little Boy

  12. EFFECTS ON NAGASAKI • The US bombedNagasaki City on August 9,1945 • Population : about 240,000 • Deaths and injuries caused by the atomic bomb: • (estimates up to the end of December 1945)- Deaths : 73,884- Injuries : 74,909

  13. Fat ManNagasaki-type Atomic Bomb "Fatman"The Nagasaki atomic bomb was nicknamed "Fatman" because of its shape. The TNT implodes on the core of plutonium, causing nuclear fission.

  14. RADIATION BURNS • In October 1945, the patient was 17 years old. Although the portion covered by the shoulder strap of a bag was left unburned, traces of burns on the patient's back can be seen since the patient had light clothes on at that time

  15. EFFECTSHIROSHIMA NAGASAKI • 210,000TO 250,000 DEATHS • 62,000 BUILINGS DESTROYED • HURICANE WINDS 980 MPH • GROUND TEMPERATUE 7,000 F • ENERGY RELEASED 20,000 TONS OF TNT

  16. Sep. 1945 – Japan surrenders.

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