America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese...
-
Upload
margaretmargaret-pierce -
Category
Documents
-
view
218 -
download
0
Transcript of America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese...
![Page 1: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
America Enters the War
![Page 2: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia
![Page 3: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
U.S. Initiated and embargo against Japan
Naval and aviation supplies Oil, iron ore, fuel and steel
![Page 4: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Tripartite Act
Japan signed it in 1940 with Germany and Italy after the embargo
Solidified the axis powers
![Page 5: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Hideki Tojo – Japanese Prime MinisterKnown as “the Razor” – very sharp man
Summer of 1941 – US and Japan tried to work things out
Japan wanted to expand more, US against it!
Tojo gave up on peace
![Page 6: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
December 7th, 1941
Attack at Pearl Harbor
6 aircraft carriers
360 airplanes
Battleships, cruisers, and subs
![Page 7: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
2500 killed
Left little doubt – declared war on Japan
Moved from isolationists to interventionists
House voted 388 – 1 to join in
![Page 8: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
During the course of the war 16 million Americans servedAll ethnic and racial backgrounds joinedSegregated units! Limited at first to supporting roles!
Tuskegee AirmenNavajo Code Talkers
![Page 9: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
WAC
Women’s Army Corps -1943 – Provided clerical workers, truck drivers, instructors etc…for the US Army
150,000
600 received medals!
![Page 10: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
War Production Board – 1942 – Massive spending! Created military materials.
First time in 10 years – a job for every worker!
![Page 11: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Fighting in the Pacific
General Douglas MacArthur – commander of US Army in Asia
Japan had taken Guam, Wake Island and Hong Kong
![Page 12: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
December 22, 1941
MacArthur miscalculated strength of Japan
Forced to retreat
Fell from Manila to Bataan
Soldiers had to surrender toJapanese - 75,000
![Page 13: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Bataan Death March
Now POW’s – Prisoners of WarForced to march 55 miles to Bataan Peninsula
More than 700 died…
![Page 14: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Battle of Coral Sea
Battle in the Pacific – May 1942
Fought Japanese without ever seeing them –
Gave us a new sense of confidence
![Page 15: America Enters the War. Japan and US Allies in World War I As the war raged in Europe, Japanese empire grew in China … then to Indonesia.](https://reader034.fdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051401/56649f555503460f94c794bd/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Assignment
Page 360
Define all of the words under #1 in your notebook. Keep in your notes