1 / 18

World War II in the Pacific

World War II in the Pacific. Chapter 17. Japanese Advances. Japanese empire much larger than Hitler’s Conquered much of Asia. Early Japanese Success. Douglas McArthur Great military strategist In command of Allied Forces in Philippines American Forces struggled

sevita
Download Presentation

World War II in the Pacific

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. World War II in the Pacific Chapter 17

  2. Japanese Advances • Japanese empire much larger than Hitler’s • Conquered much of Asia

  3. Early Japanese Success • Douglas McArthur • Great military strategist • In command of Allied Forces in Philippines • American Forces struggled • Asked to leave Philippines by FDR

  4. Doolittle's Raid • Major turning point of war in the Pacific • Lieutenant James Doolittle • Launched Pearl Harbor-style attack against Tokyo in Spring 1942

  5. Battle of the Coral Sea • Americans and Australians stopped Japanese drive towards Australia • 5 day battle • First time Japanese invasion was stopped

  6. The Battle of Midway • Island northwest of Hawaii • Americans intercepted Japanese message about planned attack on Midway • Americans caught Japanese off guard with attack • Major turning point of the war

  7. The Allied Offensive • Allies began “island hopping” after Midway • Took territory back from Japan • Moved towards Japan • Took Guadalcanal • Became referred to as the “Island of Death”

  8. Japanese Defense Tactics • Kamikaze • Suicide plane bombings • Crashed into Allied ships • Did not help the Japanese turn the tides of the war • Japanese suffered incredible losses in 3 days at Leyte Gulf • 3 Battleships • 4 Aircraft Carriers • 13 Cruisers • 500 Planes

  9. Iwo Jima • Island in the Pacific • U.S. bombers could reach Japan if they established a base there • Heavily defended by the Japanese • 6,000 U.S. Marines died in taking the island

  10. Okinawa • Final obstacle for Allies • Japan launched more than 1,900 kamikaze attacks in defense • Death tolls • 7,600 Americans • 110,000 Japanese • Allies predicted great losses if they invaded Japan • 1 million Americans • 500,000 British

  11. The Atomic Bomb • The Manhattan Project • Top secret project to research and construct an atomic bomb • Directed by scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer • Tested in New Mexico

  12. Ending the War • Truman ordered dropping of bomb on two Japanese targets • Hiroshima – Aug. 6, 1945 • Nagasaki – Aug. 9, 1945 • Killed 200,000 people total • Japanese surrendered after second bombing

  13. ers

  14. Doolittle’s Raid

  15. Island Hopping

  16. Battle of the Coral Sea

More Related