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WWII Europe

How will geography impact the way the war will be fought?. WWII Europe. WWII Pacific. Major Battles and Incidents in WWII: Pacific Front. Japan, 1941. Dec. 7, 1941- Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and U.S. enters WWII. Japan then invades the Philippines and

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WWII Europe

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  1. How will geography impact the way the war will be fought? WWII Europe WWII Pacific

  2. Major Battles and Incidents in WWII: Pacific Front Japan, 1941

  3. Dec. 7, 1941- Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and U.S. enters WWII. Japan then invades the Philippines and Indonesia hoping that America would accept Japanese predominance in Asia

  4. Jan-March, 1942- Douglas MacArthur resists Japan for 3 months in Philippines. Vows, “I Shall Return.”

  5. April- Bataan Death March Forced march 60 miles without food or water.

  6. American P.O.W.: Bataan Death March Treatment of prisoners reflect savagery of fighting

  7. 10,000-16,000 prisoners die in route

  8. June, 1942- “Miracle at Midway” Why is Allied victory at Midway important? American naval victory defeat much larger Japanese force—ends threat to Hawaii— begins “island hopping” campaign to Japan

  9. Limit of Japanese occupation in 1942 Chester Nimitz

  10. “Island Hopping” Campaigns are successful MacArthur returns to the Philippines

  11. Feb. to March and April to June 1945- Iwo Jima and Okinawa Why is victory at these tiny Islands so important? Brings Allies within 360 miles of Japan Brought America closer than ever to Japan. Cost thousands of lives– even more Japanese, as Japanese fought fiercely for every inch of the islands. Japanese would rather commit suicide than surrender– (Kamikaze)

  12. ***Navajo Code Talkers– use of oral, not written language that was impossible for the Japanese to break.

  13. Victory at Iwo Jima creates this lasting symbol of American victory in Pacific

  14. What was the Human Cost of taking Iwo Jima and Okinawa? American Death Toll: 6,000 Iwo Jima 7,500 Okinawa Japanese Death Toll: Over 120,000

  15. Kamikaze Pilots

  16. August 1945- Atomic Bomb Prospect of terrible casualties if U.S. invaded Japan lead to Harry Truman ordering use of atomic bomb on cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to force surrender. Tens of thousands of people killed. Japan surrenders. Little Boy Fat Man

  17. Hiroshima

  18. V-J Day- Sept . 2, 1945

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