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Japan and Early WWII

Learn about Japan's aggressive actions in China, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific during early WWII, including the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor and the brutalities of war crimes. Discover how the Allies fought back, turning the tide of the conflict with strategic advancements and decisive battles. Explore the key events and leadership roles that shaped this crucial period in history.

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Japan and Early WWII

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  1. Japan and Early WWII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzH1iaKVsBM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlUld1yXKRo

  2. Immediately Before the War • China • Invaded Manchuria, then much of China • War with China- civil war suspended • Rape of Nanking • Southeast Asia • Southern Expansion Doctrine (1936) • Took French Indochina, America cut oil exports • Leadership • Hirohito- Emperor • Hideki Tojo- Military leader • Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto- Pearl Harbor • Tripartite Pact w/Germany and Italy • “establish and maintain a new order”

  3. Attack on Pearl Harbor • “A date which will live in infamy”- December 7, 1941 • Threat of strategic US navy in Hawaii • Day of attack • US officials cracked code, had an idea • 19 ships, 8 battleships destroyed • 3400 casualties • Simultaneous attacks • Hong Kong- GB • Guam and Wake Island- US • Push for Japanese empire

  4. Early Japanese Successes • Late 1941/Early 1942 • U.S.- Wake Island and Guam • Philippines- Bataan Peninsula • British- Hong Kong, Singapore, East Indies, planned for India • “East Asia for the Asiatics” • Unite Asians against colonial powers • Asians recognized Japanese were conquerors • Bataan Death March • Japanese war crime • Tansport of approx 80,000 Filipino and American POWs • Brutal treatment led to thousands of casualties over 3 months

  5. The Allies Strike Back • American response • Lieutenant Colonel Doolittle bombed Tokyo in April 1942 • Create doubt • Battle of the Coral Sea • New aerial warfare • Allied casualties, but halted Japan's advance • Battle of Midway • Turned the tide of the Pacific war • Code breakers knew Yamamoto was planning attack • Allied Offensive • General MacArthur and island-hopping • 6 months of fighting resulted in American victory at Guadalcanal

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