wwii in the pacific. japan wins early victories following pearl harbor –macarthur and american...
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WWII in the Pacific
• Japan wins early victories following Pearl Harbor –MacArthur and American forces
retreat from Philippines to Australia.
–Doolittle’s raid on Tokyo raises morale but is insignificant.
• Allies go on Offensive
–Battle of the Coral Sea
•Japan’s advance on Australia halted
–Battle of Midway • last offensive battle of war for Japan
“Island Hopping” towards Japan
• Battle of Guadalcanal (1942)– lengthy, bitter battle which provides starting
point for drive towards Japan
– extreme conditions (heat, humidity, disease)
• Battle of Leyte Gulf (1944)– MacArthur retakes the Philippines
“Island Hopping” towards Japan
• Iwo Jima and Okinawa– fierce fighting by Japanese
– reality of assault on Japanese mainland is staggering
• American bombers begin bombing mainland Japan– civilian population targeted
– tons of TNT dropped
Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan • Harry Truman succeeds FDR as President of
the United States– FDR & Yalta– FDR dies in spring of 1945
• Manhattan Project– headed by J. Robert Oppenheimer– Truman informed of project and decision is made
to use on Japan• For?• Against?
Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan
• Hiroshima bombed on August 6, 1945– “Little Boy” kills 66,000 in 9 seconds
– 100,000 total
– effects of radiation revealed and studied
• Nagasaki bombed on August 9, 1945
Japan surrenders
August 14, 1945– V-J Day– end of WWII
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