wwii pacific theater. before the war japan seeks to expand territory: why? volcanic island running...
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Japanese Expansion Korea Manchuria Renamed Manchukuo Japanese push southward into China Natural resources Raw materials Slave laborTRANSCRIPT
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WWII Pacific Theater
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Before the war…
Japan seeks to expand territory:Why?
• Volcanic Island• Running out of room• Imperialist• Better than everyone?
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Japanese Expansion• Korea• Manchuria
• Renamed Manchukuo
• Japanese push southward into China• Natural resources• Raw materials• Slave labor
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Japanese Expansion (cont’d)• Threats to colonial British,
French, US• US response:• Cut off sales of scrap iron and oil
• Japanese response: Stop any further actions by United States
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii• December 7, 1941• Combined Japanese attacks:
• Hawaii• Philippines• British Malaysia
• Japanese aircraft carrier group• Attack US fleet at Pearl Harbor
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (cont’d)• Failed to destroy US fleet• Yamamoto feared conflict with US• Over 2,000 dead
• 1,100 + wounded, including civilians
• US aircraft carriers out to sea• USS Arizona
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (cont’d)Results of attack:• Huge success for Japan• Damage to US Navy’s Pacific Fleet
• took time to overcome• limited American ability to strike back
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Doolittle’s Raid• Roosevelt wanted way to get back at Japanese• Colonel Doolittle
• Launched 16 modified B-25s from aircraft carrier• No return trip
• Bombed targets in Japan: Tokyo, Osaka, & more• Some pilots killed or captured in China &
Russia• Aftermath: Not much damage, but increased
morale in United States.