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World War II Pacific Theater

World War II Pacific Theater. US History. The Beginning. Pearl Harbor Doolittle Raid. The Philippines. American Forces are overwhelmed by Japanese forces in the Philippines. The US Navy, weakened by the Pearl Harbor attack could not move to support their troops.

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World War II Pacific Theater

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  1. World War IIPacific Theater US History

  2. The Beginning • Pearl Harbor • Doolittle Raid

  3. The Philippines • American Forces are overwhelmed by Japanese forces in the Philippines. • The US Navy, weakened by the Pearl Harbor attack could not move to support their troops. • US troops are captured and forced to march to a relocation center. • The forced march is called the Bataan Death March.

  4. The Battle of Midway • June 4th-June 7th, 1942 • Turning Point in the War in the Pacific • US sunk 4 Japanese Aircraft Carriers and a destroyer, permanently crippling the Japanese Navy.

  5. Island Hopping Campaign • The American plan was to “hop” from island to island in order to get close enough to bomb Japanese factories.

  6. The Battle of Guadalcanal • Aug. 7th-Feb. 9th, 1943 • American Casualties 7,100 • Japanese Casualties 31,000

  7. Battle of Leyte Gulf • Oct. 23rd-Oct. 26th, 1944 • Largest Naval Battle in History

  8. Battle of the Philippines • 1944-1945 • Starting with the Battle of Leyte Gulf ending when the Japanese surrender. • Bataan Death March

  9. Iwo Jima • Feb. 19th-Mar. 26th, 1944 • Some of the fiercest fighting of the war. • Black Volcanic Sand

  10. Okinawa • April – June of 1945 • Called the “typhoon of steel” • Japanese Military Casualties 110,000

  11. Kamakazi • “Divine Wind” • A tactic used by the Japanese to hurt American military ships.

  12. FDR Dies • Franklin D. Roosevelt • April 12th, 1945 FDR dies of a Stroke. • Truman Assumes Presidency

  13. Manhattan Project • Code name for the development of the atomic bomb for the US. • Robert Oppenheimer was the leader of the scientists working to develop the atomic bomb.

  14. The Decision to Bomb • President Truman decided to bomb the Japanese instead of invading the mainland. • Many historians have debated whether or not the US should have bombed the Japanese. • Huge civilian casualties were expected with both plans.

  15. Atomic Bombing • Aug. 6th, 1945 Hiroshima • Anola Gay • Aug. 9th, 1945 Nagasaki • Missed by 1.5 miles

  16. Japan Surrenders • Japanese leaders officially surrender to the United States aboard the USS Missouri.

  17. Aftermath - Outcome • Japan’s Constitution is rewritten by the US. • The Japanese Emperor is reduced to a figurehead. • Japan is not allowed to have a military, other than a defense force.

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