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Fighting World War II

Fighting World War II. The War in the Pacific. Philippines. Under the command of General MacArthur, Americans & Filipinos battled a fierce Japanese onslaught. Many defenders died from disease & malnutrition. Roosevelt ordered MacArthur to leave the Philippines, but he vowed to return.

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Fighting World War II

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  1. Fighting World War II The War in the Pacific

  2. Philippines • Under the command of General MacArthur, Americans & Filipinos battled a fierce Japanese onslaught. • Many defenders died from disease & malnutrition. • Roosevelt ordered MacArthur to leave the Philippines, but he vowed to return. • The Japanese then rounded up about 70,000 American & Filipino prisoners & marched them up the Bataan Peninsula to a prison camp. • During the Bataan Death March, more than 7000 American & Filipino prisoners died.

  3. Tokyo • On April 18, 1942, Doolittle’s Raid bombed Tokyo & other Japanese cities. • The bombs did little damage to Japan, but the surprise attacks thrilled Americans & shocked the Japanese. • The Japanese responded by putting more resources into defending their homeland.

  4. Coral Sea • After America code breakers learned that Japan was moving to isolate Australia, the Americans sent a small naval force to the Coral Sea. • The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought entirely by carrier-based aircraft. • This was the first naval battle in history during which the enemies’ warships never came within sight of one another. • Americans gained a strategic victory despite fairly even losses.

  5. Midway • The Americans intercepted a coded Japanese message telling of plans for a major offensive, most likely at the US base at Midway. • American planes demolished the enemy force. • Japan never recovered from the loss of naval carriers & so many of its experienced pilots. • The Battle of Midway was Japan’s last offensive action in the war.

  6. Okinawa • Knowing that Okinawa would give the Americans a prime staging area for the invasion of Japan, Japanese military leaders moved their best army units from Japan & China to defend the island. • The Allies launched a large amphibious invasion in April 1945. • By mid-September, Axis troops had trapped a large Soviet force inside of Stalingrad. • The Japanese strongly resisted the American invaders. • Combat in Okinawa continued for 2 months & claimed the lives of more than 100,000 American & Japanese soldiers.

  7. Okinawa

  8. Hiroshima & Nagasaki • On August 6, 1945, an American bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima – instantly killing as many as 80,000 Japanese. • Thousands of structures toppled & hundreds of fires consumed the city as a result of the bombing. • Three days later, the US dropped a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki – instantly killing some 40,000 people. • The destruction of Hiroshima & Nagasaki led the Japanese to surrender.

  9. Hiroshima & Nagasaki

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