world war ii: the pacific theater

I.) Japanese Offensive I.) Japanese Offensive

A.) Japan seizes Manchuria

A.) Japan seizes Manchuria

- September 1931: Japanese army seizes Manchuria, China- League of Nations condemns the aggression (cannot enforce) Result: Japan withdraws from League of Nations

B.) Japan Invades ChinaB.) Japan Invades China

- July 7, 1937: Japanese army attacks N. China- Conquer Beijing, Nanjing (capital), & most of north China

C.) Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

C.) Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941: Japan attacks U.S. Navy Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

D.) Tide of Japanese Victories

D.) Tide of Japanese Victories

After bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japan attacks and seizes more in 1941…………………

Guam, Marianas, Wake Island, Gilbert Islands, Samoan Islands, andCaroline Islands

Singapore (Malaya) Surrenders

[February, 1942]

Singapore (Malaya) Surrenders

[February, 1942]

The Dutch East Indies Seized[March, 1942]

The Philippine Islands Invaded

The Philippine Islands Invaded

January 1942: Japan invades Philippines

April 1942: U.S. troops surrender the Philippines

E.) Bataan Death MarchE.) Bataan Death March

April 1942: 76,000 prisoners [12,000 Americans] Marched 60 miles in the blazing

heat to POW camps in the Philippines.

An Australian An Australian Allied soldier Allied soldier

being being beheaded!beheaded!

Dead Allied troops Dead Allied troops as result of the as result of the Bataan Death Bataan Death MarchMarch

A A LiberateLiberated British d British

POWPOW

British POWsBritish POWs

F.) The Japanese Seize Burma

F.) The Japanese Seize Burma

The “Burma The “Burma Road” seized Road” seized

and supply line and supply line to China cut to China cut

off!off!

May 1942May 1942

Farthest Extent of Japanese Conquests

Farthest Extent of Japanese Conquests

II.) Allied OffensiveII.) Allied Offensive

General Douglas MacArthur: Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific during WWII

A.) The Man in ChargeA.) The Man in Charge

B.) Allied StrategyB.) Allied Strategy

Allied Strategy in the Pacific Theater: “Island-Hopping”

C.) Battle of the Coral SeaMay 7-8, 1942

C.) Battle of the Coral SeaMay 7-8, 1942

“Allies stop Japanese invasion attack on Australia”

D.) Battle of Midway Island:

June 4-6, 1942

D.) Battle of Midway Island:

June 4-6, 1942

“Turning Point of Pacific: Allies stop Japanese advance”

E.) Battle of Guadalcanal:August 1942 to February 1943

E.) Battle of Guadalcanal:August 1942 to February 1943

“First piece of Japanese territory Allies will take”

F.) Battle of Leyte GulfOctober 1944

Gen. MacArthur “Returns” to the Philippines!

F.) Battle of Leyte GulfOctober 1944

Gen. MacArthur “Returns” to the Philippines!

“Beginning of retaking the Philippine Islands from the Japanese”

Japanese Kamikaze Planes:

Japanese Kamikaze Planes:

Kamikaze Pilots

Suicide Bombers

G.) Battle of Iwo Jima February 1945

G.) Battle of Iwo Jima February 1945

“Allies take control of an island 660 miles from Tokyo”

U.S. marines on Mt. Surbachi

H.) Battle of Okinawa April 1945

H.) Battle of Okinawa April 1945

“Allies seize an island 350 miles from Tokyo andthe bloodiest land battle of the war in the pacific”

III.) Options to End the War

III.) Options to End the War

Option 1: Land InvasionPros: less civilian loss of lifeCons: massive amount of Allied casualties

war will take longer to end requires largest invasion force ever

Option 2: Drop the Atomic BombPros: less American casualties quicker end to the warCons: catastrophic loss of Japanese

civilian life

A.) The Manhattan ProjectLos Alamos, New Mexicp

A.) The Manhattan ProjectLos Alamos, New Mexicp

Dr. Robert Oppenheimer (lead scientist)

I am become death,

the shatterer of worlds!

I am become death,

the shatterer of worlds!

Major GeneralLesley R. Groves

(General in charge)

Top Secret project to create an “atomic bomb” begun in 1939

B.) President Truman’s Decision

B.) President Truman’s Decision

Little Boy Fat ManLittle Boy Fat Man

Drop the Atomic Bomb!

C.) The Enola GayC.) The Enola Gay

B-29 bomber which carried and dropped the Atomic Bomb

D.) Hiroshima – August 6, 1945

D.) Hiroshima – August 6, 1945

© 70,000 killed immediately.

© 48,000 buildings.

destroyed.© 100,000s died of

radiation poisoning & cancer later.

But………….

Japan does not surrender……………

E.) Nagasaki – August 9, 1945

E.) Nagasaki – August 9, 1945

©40,000 killed immediately.

©60,000 injured.©100,000s died of

radiation poisoning& cancer later.

This time………….

F.) Japan SurrendersF.) Japan Surrenders

V-J Day September 2, 1945V-J Day September 2, 1945

V-J Day in Times Square, NYC

V-J Day in Times Square, NYC