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Liberation of Europe and War in the Pacific

Liberation of Europe and War in the Pacific. War in the Pacific. What did the Japanese do after Peal Harbor? A fter Pearl Harbor the Japanese conquered an empire that made the Third Reich look small. Hong Kong French Indochina ( Vietnam) Malaya Burma Thailand much of China

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Liberation of Europe and War in the Pacific

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  1. Liberation of Europe and War in the Pacific

  2. War in the Pacific What did the Japanese do after Peal Harbor? After Pearl Harbor the Japanese conquered an empire that made the Third Reich look small. • Hong Kong • French Indochina (Vietnam) • Malaya • Burma • Thailand • much of China • Dutch East Indies • Guam • Wake Island • Solomon Islands • Aleutian Islands of Alaska

  3. How did the Allies turn the tide on the Japanese? Doolittle Raids- • April 18, 1942 • James Doolittle leads 16 bombers on “Pearl Harbor” style attack on Tokyo Battle of the Coral Sea • Japan was on march toward Australia • May, 1942- Australian and American troops stop Japanese advance using bombing raids from aircraft carriers. • not a single shot was fired from a surface ship • First time a Japanese advanced was stopped since Pearl Harbor.

  4. How did the Allies turn the tide on the Japanese? Battle of Midway- • turning point in the Pacific War • June 3, 1942- break Japanese code naming Midway as • next island to be attacked • strategic island for fueling of ships • Americans and Allies begin island hopping and retaking • islands from Japan • brings Allies closer to Japanese mainland Battle of Guadalcanal • first land battle lost by the Japanese

  5. What tactics did the Japanese use in the Pacific? • Kamikaze- • Japanese fighter pilots went on suicide missions purposely crashing planes into allied ships • threw entire fleet into single battle • Leyte Gulf in the Philippines • Imperial navy played only minor role after defeat • heavily defend a single island Iwo Jima, • caves and tunnels utilized for defense • -Americans felt island could be used by heavy bombers to • attack Japan • -ritual suicide • -rather than surrendering, officers committed suicide

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