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Chapter 32

Chapter 32. Section 2 Japan’s Pacific Campaign. Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor. October 1940, America cracked a code that showed Japan’s interest in European colonies in Southeast Asia Japan took over Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Roosevelt stopped oil shipments to Japan

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Chapter 32

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  1. Chapter 32 Section 2 Japan’s Pacific Campaign

  2. Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor • October 1940, America cracked a code that showed Japan’s interest in European colonies in Southeast Asia • Japan took over Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos • Roosevelt stopped oil shipments to Japan • Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto came up with Pearl Harbor attack

  3. Day of Infamy • December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor • Lasted about 2 hours • 19 ships sunk or damaged • 8 battleships • 2,300 Americans killed • 1,100 wounded • Next day, US declares war

  4. Japanese Victories • Took Guam, Wake Islands, then went to Philippines • Took Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaya, Thailand, Singapore, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), and Burma • 1 million square miles of land • 150 million people

  5. cont • Treated people of colonies cruelly • Treated Allied prisoners of war the worst • Thought was dishonorable to be taken prisoner • Death before surrender • Bataan Death March, 70,000 prisoners, 16,000 died on march

  6. The Allies Turn the Tide • Mostly Americans and Australians fought the Japanese • Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle planned raids over Japan • Got Tokyo and other key cities • Did little damage, but showed Japan can be hit

  7. Cont • Japan getting close to Australia • Battle of the Coral Sea stops Japan from getting to Australia

  8. Battle of Midway • Admiral Chester Nimitz in charge of Pacific fleet • Admiral Yamamoto was in charge of Japanese fleet heading to Midway • US wins battle, 332 Japanese planes, 4 aircraft carries and one support ship destroyed • Turning point battle in Pacific

  9. An Allied Offensive • General Douglas MacArthur commanded Allied land forces in Pacific • Started plan of “island hopping” • Get less fortified islands and still get closer to Japan

  10. Battle of Guadalcanal • Feb 1943, six months of fighting • Japanese lose 24,000 out of 36,000 troops • Japanese called it “the Island of Death” • US called it simply “hell”

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