The War in the Pacific
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The War in the Pacific
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Early War in the Pacific• Germany main priority• U.S. loses Philippines• U.S. retaliation for Pearl
Harbor—Doolittle Raids on Tokyo
• Midway—U.S. surprises Japanese– Japan could have
attacked Hawaii– Major victory for U.S.
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As an adviser to FDR, how would you advise him to attack the Japanese?
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Island Hopping• Process of leapfrogging or
bypassing Japan’s strongholds and attacking weaker islands.
Map
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Forward
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First Land Offensive• Guadalcanal was the first
land victory for the U.S. vs. Japan.
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Invasion of the Philippines• General
Douglas MacArthur led the invasion of the Philippines.
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New Japanese Strategy• Kamikaze
mission.• Japanese pilots
flew planes loaded with bombs into U.S. ships.
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Iwo Jima’s Importance• Gave the
U.S. a base close enough to fly large bombers on missions over Japan.
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Okinawa’s Importance• Last
defensive outpost before the main islands of Japan.
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Estimated Death Toll• Over 1 million
Americans and 500,000 British soldiers would die invading Japan.
• Japanese fought to the death