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WWII , Part II:

WWII , Part II: . Japan Strikes in the Pacific. Background to Pearl Harbor. The Japanese Economy. As an island nation, the Japanese required an enormous amount of foreign trade to acquire all of the materials needed to sustain their society The other problem was a lack of living space.

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WWII , Part II:

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  1. WWII, Part II: Japan Strikes in the Pacific

  2. Background to Pearl Harbor

  3. The Japanese Economy • As an island nation, the Japanese required an enormous amount of foreign trade to acquire all of the materials needed to sustain their society • The other problem was a lack of living space

  4. Japan Remedied their Living Space • Japan attacked the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931 to increase their living space and acquire more resources • Effect: The United States placed an embargo on all imports to Japan • The US supplied 80% of Japan’s oil and 75% of Japan’s scrap metal

  5. Japan Had to Find A New Oil Supplier • Japan focused their attention on the islands of the Philippines and Indonesia • There was one problem… • The United States Navy controlled the Philippine Islands and blocked the Japanese from Indonesia

  6. Japan Needed to Eliminate the Obstacle • The Japanese Admiral Yamamoto decided that a preemptive strike against the U.S. at Pearl Harbor was the best plan of action • Three targets: • American Aircraft Carriers and Battleships • American Oil and Repair Stations • American Airfields and Airplanes • The Japanese planned three waves to destroy each target

  7. The Attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941

  8. Japan’s Route to Pearl Harbor

  9. Path of the Japanese Bombers

  10. The Effects • The Japanese sunk or damaged 21 ships. • U.S.S. Arizona, U.S.S. Utah, and U.S.S. Oklahoma out of action. • Destroyed 188 airplanes. • 2,403 (1,102) Americans killed and 1,178 wounded.

  11. The United States’ Luck • U.S.S. Enterprise and U.S.S. Lexington were resupplying some Pacific Islands during the attack. • Japan called off the third wave of airplanes to strike Pearl Harbor.

  12. The United States Is Furious • December 8th, President Roosevelt and Congress declare war on Japan. • “Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” • Shortly after the attack, the Axis Powers declare war on the United States.

  13. The United States Rallies

  14. President Roosevelt wanted to attack Tokyo and raise American’s hopes. On April 18, 1942, American bombs fell on Japan. 16 B-25s took off from the U.S.S. Hornet and dropped bombs on Tokyo Led by Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle. Striking Back (Doolittle Raid)

  15. Doolittle Raid Bombers "It was hoped that the damage done would be both material and psychological. Material damage was to be the destruction of specific targets with ensuing confusion and retardation of production. The psychological results, it was hoped, would be the recalling of combat equipment from other theaters for home defense thus effecting relief in those theaters, the development of a fear complex in Japan, improved relationships with our Allies, and a favorable reaction on the American people." —General James H. Doolittle, 9 July 1942

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