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World War II War in the Pacific

World War II War in the Pacific. By Mr. Murray. Nanjing Massacre (1937-1938). In December 1937, Nanjing fell to the Japanese Imperial Army.

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World War II War in the Pacific

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  1. World War IIWar in the Pacific By Mr. Murray

  2. Nanjing Massacre(1937-1938) • In December 1937, Nanjing fell to the Japanese Imperial Army. • The Japanese army launched a massacre for six weeks. According to the records of several welfare organizations which buried the dead bodies after the Massacre, around three hundred thousand people, mostly civilians and POWs, were brutally slaughtered. • Over twenty thousand cases of rape were reported. Many of the victims were gang raped and then killed. The figure did not include those captives who were sent to army brothels (the so-called "comfort stations"). • http://www.gendercide.org/case_nanking.html

  3. http://www.hxwz.com/njmassacre/page4.html

  4. Look carefully. What is in the Japanese soldier's hand?

  5. War in the Pacific

  6. Oil Embargo • U.S. freezes Japanese assets and starts embargo • U.S. cuts off sale of airplane fuel to Japan and cuts back on other natural resources. • Great Britain and the Dutch East Indies also participate in the embargo. • Japan cut off from its major source of oil • 66.4 percent of imports came from Anglo-Americans • Over 80 percent of its oil came from U.S. • Japanese Navy’s oil reserves (2 years) • Planned for war after August 1, 1941 • The longer Japan waited the worse its economic and military situation would become.

  7. Decision for War • “Hull Note” delivered on Nov. 26, 1941 • Basically restated U.S. demands • Prime Minister Tōjō sees note as ultimatum and and proof that further diplomacy was futile. • Japanese public opinion was firmly behind the decision for war. • Late Nov., 1941 – U.S. learns Japanese Armada leaves Japan / lost track of and thought they were headed to attack the Philippines • Dec. 6, Japan breaks off negotiations, refusing to leave China

  8. Attack on Pearl Harbor(December 7, 1941) • 183 Japanese airplanes attacked pearl harbor • Dive bombers, and torpedo planes struck airfields and naval vessels. • After a 15-minute lull, a second wave of 170 planes launched another attack at 8:40 that lasted 1 hour. • Causalities to U.S. Service personnel were 2,343 killed, 960 missing, and 1,272 wounded; • 151 U.S. Planes destroyed • Eight U.S. Battleships either sunk or damaged. • http://www.authentichistory.com/ww2/news/19411208_1230_FDR_Address_to_Congress.html • http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/

  9. The Bataan Death March April 9, 1942 • forced march of 70,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war captured by the Japanese in the Philippines WWII. • Forced marched 55 miles • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BtDeKWfL1c    • They were starved and mistreated, often kicked or beaten on their way, and many who fell were bayoneted.       • Only 54,000 reached the camp: 7,000 - 10,000 died on the way and the rest escaped into the jungle.

  10. Bataan • MacArthur- vows “I shall return” • Island Hopping strategy • Keep forces together hit them hard one island at a time-moving toward Japan for an invasion Japanese forces • Bushito - code of samurai • Kamikazes – pilots used following Midway

  11. Doolittle Raid April 18 1942 • Air attack on Japan • launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet • led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle • US needed a physiological edge • boost American and allied morale, the raid generated strategic benefits that far outweighed its limited goals • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHnwxRfzR2A&feature=related

  12. Battle of Coral Sea May 7-8 1942 • fought in the waters southwest of the Solomon Islands and eastward from New Guinea • was the first of the Pacific War's six fights between opposing aircraft carrier forces • Japanese could rightly claim a tactical victory on "points" • it was an operational and strategic defeat for them

  13. MidwayJune 6 1942 • Turning Point of War in Pacific • “Lucky” • 4 aircraft carries and one destroyer lost by Japanese • Many pilots lost • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v4I6RGRW50&feature=related

  14. Guadalcanal August 1942 • Air and Sea battle • Thin Red Line • Landing strip • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3N8qBUc0rM

  15. Leyte Gulf23-26 October 1944 • Largest Naval confrontation in History 244 Ships • Japan lost 26 including Four Carriers Three Battleships • US lost Six ships • Kamikazes 1st used • 2257 used in war • http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5327440627774880714&q=Leyte+Gulf&hl=en

  16. Iwo Jima February 1945 • http://iwojima.com/ • The Flags of Our Fathers • Two Flags • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKbnWTKKVn8&feature=related • (Cash) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdBZJIuHdck&feature=related

  17. OkinawaApril 1945 • largest amphibious invasion of the Pacific campaign • last major campaign of the Pacific War • Casualties totaled more than 38,000 Americans wounded and 12,000 killed or missing, more than 107,000 Japanese

  18. A-Bomb • Manhattan Project development of the atomic bomb • Race with the Germans to develop weapon • Why did the United States drop two Atomic Bombs?

  19. Tokyo Bay September 1945 • Japan, 2 September 1945 • The ceremonies, less than half an hour long, took place on board the battleship USS Missouri, anchored with other United States' and British ships in Tokyo Bay

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