WWII/Part III

1. WWII/Part III

2. One final look at Europe…. • D-Day (June 6th, 1944) was successful, Paris is liberated by August of 1944. • January 26th, 1945: Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz • February 4-11, 1945: Churchill, FDR and Stalin meet in Yalta. • April 21st, 1945: Soviets reach Berlin • April 30th, 1945: Adolf Hitler commits suicide

3. War in the Pacific • Japan has a busy month in December 1941: • The bombing of Pearl Harbor • Seize land near Singapore and invade Thailand • The invasion of the Philippines, Guam, Burma, Hong Kong and Wake Island • The bombing of Manila

4. Japanese Empire, 1942

5. Japan in 1942 • Japan continues invasions around the Pacific • In the largest bombing since Pearl Harbor, Japan strikes Australia and Bali • February 23: Japanese attack on the U.S. mainland. A submarine bombs an oil refinery in Santa Barbara, CA. • Japan invades the Midway and Aleutian Islands

6. One Major Event of 1942 • The Bataan Death March • The U.S. troops unconditionally surrender on Bataan (the Philippines) • April 10th, the Death March begins. 76,000 Allied POW’s (including 12,000 Americans) are forced to march 60 miles toward a new camp, in the sun without food or water. This results in 5,000 deaths.

7. The Allies Surrender in the Philippines

8. The Bataan Death March

9. The Bataan Death March

10. The Solomon Islands, beginning Aug.1943

11. Solomon Islands, 1944The most lethal fighters on the island

12. Marshall Islands, 1944A Solider Survives Two Days of Fighting.

13. U.S. troops land on GuamJuly 20th, 1944

14. The Island Battles Continue: • The Allied strategy was to start with the Solomon Islands and to work their way northwesterly toward the ultimate goal of Japan. • Other battles included: Guadalcanal, New Guinea, the Gilbert Islands, the Marshalls, the Carolines, the Marianas and the naval battle of Leyte Gulf. • Many of these battles stretched on for several months.

15. The Battle of Iwo Jima

16. The Details of Iwo Jima • February 19, 1945: by nightfall, 566 Marines were killed and 1,854 wounded. • The Battle continues for 2 1/2 months for an 8 mile square of land. • By March 16, when Iwo Jima was declared secured, 6,821 Americans and 21,000 Japanese had died.

17. The Flag Raising; Feb. 23rd, 1945Three of the flag raisers would later perish in battle • This picture comes to symbolize what it means to be a Marine.

18. The Japanese style of fighting • USS BUNKER HILL hit by two Kamikazes in 30 seconds off Kyushu, resulting in 372 dead and 264 wounded. May 11, 1945.

19. On the way to Japan: Okinawa • On Okinawa, just 350 miles from Japan, a Marine dashes through Japanese machine gun fire while crossing a draw, called 'Death Valley' by the men fighting there. Marines sustained more than 125 casualties in eight hours crossing this valley. May 1945.

20. The Beginning of the End • Battles on Islands and on the sea continue, U.S. captures territory. • January 3rd, 1945-General MacArthur is placed in command of all ground troops • April 12th, 1945-President Roosevelt dies and is succeeded by Harry Truman • May 8th, 1945-Victory Day in Europe (VE Day) • August 8th, 1945-The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria.

21. How it all ends…. • August 6th, 1945 Hiroshima is hit with a 9,000 pound atomic bomb. • 72,000 people are killed.

22. One Minute Essay: • In your notes, please take a few minutes to answer the following question: • Compare and contrast the European theater with the Pacific theater. • Discuss the battles, strategies, leaders,etc. • Be prepared to discuss at your table and in the large group!