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Japan and the Pacific

Japan and the Pacific. Ilwon Chang Roger Kim . Review. Japanese dreamed of empire Overcrowded Shortages of resource Conquering other countries Lead to World War II . Japan Seeks a Pacific Empire. In 1931, Japan started growing Took over Manchuria

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Japan and the Pacific

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  1. Japan and the Pacific Ilwon Chang Roger Kim

  2. Review • Japanese dreamed of empire • Overcrowded • Shortages of resource • Conquering other countries • Lead to World War II

  3. Japan Seeks a Pacific Empire • In 1931, Japan started growing • Took over Manchuria • In 1940, U.S. cracked Japanese secret code • Japanese planned to conquer over Southeast Asia • It threatened Guam, Philippine, which belonged to U.S. • Roosevelt cut off oil supply to Japan

  4. Isoroku Yamamoto • Hawaii, “a dagger pointed at our throat” • Planned attacks in S.E. Asia & Pacific • Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese naval admiral, said that Hawaii must be destroyed

  5. December 7, 1941 • Japan bombed Pearl Harbor • Though U.S. knew that Japan will attack, but they didn’t know when or where would it be. • 8 battleships, 2400 died, 1000 injured • U.S. Congress declared war • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LJ7TDqHrmo

  6. Bombing on Pearl Harbor

  7. Japanese Victories • Took over Guam & Wake Island • Attacked Philippines • Took over Hong Kong (Britain) & Singapore & Indonesia • Overall Japan conquered 1million mi2 which equals to about 26 land area of South Korea

  8. The Allies Strike Back • Allies(Americans, Australians) wanted revenge • U.S. sent 16 B-25 bombers to Tokyo and other Japanese cities under Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle • Little damage, but raised the Allies’ psychological points(morale)

  9. Allies Turn the Tide of War • In May 1942, American fleet intercepted Japanese strike force • Port Moresby (can easily invade Australia) • Allied airbase in New Guinea held back Japanese force • Leads to the Battle of the Coral Sea

  10. Battle of the Coral Sea • New naval warfare – airplanes from aircraft carriers • Allies lost more ships than Japanese • Japanese claimed victory • First time to stop Japan’s expansion

  11. The Battle of Midway • Japan targeted Midway Island • June 1942, Japanese code was broken • Allies knew 150 Japanese ships coming to Midway • World’s largest battleship, carrying Admiral Yamamoto

  12. Chester Nimitz • New commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet • Was outnumbered by four to one • June 4,1948 – planned an ambush, hiding forces beyond the horizon • 332 Japanese planes, all four aircraft carriers, one support ship destroyed • June 6 – the battle was over

  13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2jzE5k13Mw

  14. Douglas MacArthur • Commander of the Allied land force • “island-hop” and pass Japanese strong points • Seize not well-defended islands • Cut supply lines by using air power to starve Japanese troops

  15. Battle of Guadalcanal • U.S. knew Japanese were building huge air base on the island of Guadalcanal • Aug 7, 1942 – 19,000 U.S. Marines + Australian support attacked Guadalcanal • Feb, 1943 – Japan abandoned, losing 23,000 out of 36,000 • Guadalcanal = “the Island of Death”

  16. Bibliography • http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/asia_1941.jpg • http://www.leisuregalleries.com/doolittlephoto2.jpg • http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/fi/0000016c.jpg • http://www.pacific-war.com/yamamoto.jpg • http://www.hawaii.maps-pacific.com/map/Hawaii-Islands.gif • http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/images/portraits/A150186.jpg • http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/WW2Pics6/nimitz1942.jpg • http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/usw/issue_11/images/map1.jpg • http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~ww2oh/guad4.jpg • http://www.sunwestmonograms.com/wiseman/bmidway.htm

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