World War II: The Pacific Japan's Ascendancy in Asia and the Pacific War.
War in the Pacific
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War in the Pacific Major Events
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War in the Pacific. Major Events. Bombing of Pearl Harbor. Dec 7, 1941 Planned and executed by Yamamoto Involved 105 high-level bombers 135 dive bombers 81 fighters In 2 hours 18 warships, 188 aircrafts, 2403 servicemen were killed or destroyed. Pearl Harbor continued. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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War in the PacificMajor Events
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
O Dec 7, 1941O Planned and executed by YamamotoO Involved
O 105 high-level bombersO 135 dive bombersO 81 fighters
O In 2 hoursO 18 warships, 188 aircrafts, 2403
servicemen were killed or destroyed
Pearl Harbor continuedO“a date that will live in
infamy” – FDROBrings US into World War II
Bataan Death March• Dec 22, 1941• Retreat to Bataan
Peninsula• Blockaded (no food)• Apr 9, 1942• Forced to
surrender• 75,000 POWs• 12,000 US• 63,000 Filipino
• To be marched 55 miles over 5 days
Bataan cont.O Japanese believed disgrace in surrenderO Would torture prisoners during march
O No water (shot if attempted to drink)O Little food
O Killed citizens who tried to helpO Hot SunO Shot, bayonetted, beheaded as
examplesO 54,000 arrived at camp
Battle of Midway
O June 3, 1942O Japan needed to launch air attacks
on USOPlans were interceptedOAs Japanese planes rearmed
following initial attack US attacksO All 4 Japanese aircraft carriers
destroyedOTurning Point of War in Pacific
Guadalcanal
OAug 1942 – Feb 1943OFirst offensive of
MacArthur’s island hopping campaign
OAir baseOGround, sea, air
battlesO Jungles were “Hell”
Iwo JimaOFeb 19, 1945 – March 26, 1945OAir baseOMt. Surabachi flag raising (4th day)O Japanese fought from elaborate
network of caves, dugouts, tunnels, and underground installations
ODefended with 23,000O 210 surrendered
OkinawaO April 1, 1945 – June 21, 1945O Largest and bloodiest battle of the
PacificO Air basesO Kamikaze attacks / defensive lines /
caves, pillboxes, ancient castlesO Japanese suffered 200,000 casualties
O ½ civilianO US suffered nearly 50,000 killed or
wounded
Manhattan Project
· Oppenheimer· Atomic bomb· July 6, 1945
· first exploded as warning
· Japanese do not respond
Hiroshima· Paul Tibbets - pilot· Enola Gay - plane· Aug 6, 1945· 70,000 - 80,000 die immediately
Nagasaki·Aug 9, 1945·70,000 killed instantly·MANY more of the years from radiation poisoning
SurrenderOAug 15, 1945 Japan surrenders
OSept. 2, 1945 official surrenderOUSS MissouriOV-J Day
