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Japan Strikes in the Pacific

Japan Strikes in the Pacific. Objective:. Students will investigate and elaborate on the reasons that push the U.S. into WWII as measured through their Cornell notes , video analysis , QW , discussion , and exit slip. Setting the Stage.

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Japan Strikes in the Pacific

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  1. Japan Strikes in the Pacific

  2. Objective: • Students will investigate and elaborate on the reasons that push the U.S. into WWII as measured through their Cornell notes, video analysis, QW, discussion, and exit slip.

  3. Setting the Stage • Japan was overcrowded and faced shortages of raw material • Was promised territory after WW1, but the Allies did not keep their promise • To solve these problems and to encourage nationalism = Japan began to expand

  4. A Pacific Empire • Japan had taken over Manchuria and swept into the heartland of China • Caused a strain on Japan’s economy • Japan looked toward colonies in Southeast Asia • Japan wanted the Philippine Islands and Guam • These two colonies belonged to the U.S.

  5. The U.S. • Feared that Japan will take over their two colonies • Sent aid to China • Cut off oil shipments to Japan

  6. Pearl Harbor • Isoroku Yamamoto • Admiral for the Japanese naval fleet • Believed that the U.S. fleet in Hawaii was a threat to Japanese expansion and must be destroyed • Dec. 7, 1941 • Led a surprise morning attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii • “A date which will live in infamy” • President Roosevelt

  7. Pearl Harbor • Sunk 18 ships – including 8 battleships • 2,400 Americans were killed • 1,000 more wounded • The next day, Congress declared war on Japan

  8. The Tide of Japanese Victories • After Pearl Harbor, Japan seized Guam and Wake Island in the Western Pacific • 1942, the Philippine, Hong Kong, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, and Burma fell to Japan • With the fall of Burma, it seemed like the Chinese were going to surrender

  9. QW #20 – Pearl Harbor • Was Pearl Harbor a good enough reason for the U.S. to enter WWII? Explain your reasoning. • Think about the U.S. policy of Isolationism • Think about the horrors of WWI • 1 paragraph

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