War in the PacificWar in the Pacific26-426-4

Chapter 26Chapter 26

Section 4Section 4

Fighting the Japanese EmpireFighting the Japanese Empire

Japan’s expansion threatened American Japan’s expansion threatened American possessionspossessions

Japanese conquestJapanese conquest– Hong Kong, Thailand, Guam, and Wake by Hong Kong, Thailand, Guam, and Wake by

Christmas 1941Christmas 1941– Malaya and BurmaMalaya and Burma

Fighting the Japanese EmpireFighting the Japanese Empire

Attacked the Philippines December 1941Attacked the Philippines December 1941

Allied pushed out of ManilaAllied pushed out of Manila

Allies feared of an attack on AustraliaAllies feared of an attack on Australia

General MacArthurGeneral MacArthur– Promised to return Promised to return

Attack on Bataan Peninsula known as the Attack on Bataan Peninsula known as the Bataan Death MarchBataan Death March

Allies turn the tideAllies turn the tide

Spring of 1942Spring of 1942– Began in April with the Doolittle raidsBegan in April with the Doolittle raids

Lieutenant Colonel James DoolittleLieutenant Colonel James Doolittle

Doolittle raidsDoolittle raids– 16 bombers air raid Japan’s cities16 bombers air raid Japan’s cities– Little damage Little damage – Boosted Allied moraleBoosted Allied morale

Turning the tideTurning the tide

May 1942May 1942

Battle of Coral SeaBattle of Coral Sea– AustraliaAustralia

Enemy ships fought without seeing each Enemy ships fought without seeing each otherother

Allied blocked Japanese entry to AustraliaAllied blocked Japanese entry to Australia

Battle of MidwayBattle of Midway

June 1942June 1942

The Battle of MidwayThe Battle of Midway

Met of the island of Midway in Central Met of the island of Midway in Central PacificPacific

Allied gained upper hand because they Allied gained upper hand because they broke Japanese naval codebroke Japanese naval code

Destroyed 4 carriers, irreversible damageDestroyed 4 carriers, irreversible damage

Allies gain the Upper HandAllies gain the Upper Hand

After Midway, Allies went to liberateAfter Midway, Allies went to liberate

Island hopping-invading islands not Island hopping-invading islands not heavily defended, then using the captured heavily defended, then using the captured islands to stage further attacksislands to stage further attacks

Guadalcanal- first Allied land victoryGuadalcanal- first Allied land victory

Navajo Indian Code talkersNavajo Indian Code talkers

Liberated Manila in March 1945Liberated Manila in March 1945

Japanese used kamikaze- suicide pilots Japanese used kamikaze- suicide pilots

Iwo Jima and OkinawaIwo Jima and Okinawa

Allies began bombing Japan by 1944Allies began bombing Japan by 1944

Feb. 1945 Allied attacked Iwo JimaFeb. 1945 Allied attacked Iwo Jima

April 1945 Allied attacked OkinawaApril 1945 Allied attacked Okinawa

Allied casualties: 18,000Allied casualties: 18,000

Japanese casualties: 120,000Japanese casualties: 120,000

Atomic Weapons End the WarAtomic Weapons End the War

American leaders considered invading American leaders considered invading JapanJapan– Predicted 200,000-1,000,000 deathsPredicted 200,000-1,000,000 deaths

Considered atomic bombConsidered atomic bomb

Ending the WarEnding the War

Manhattan ProjectManhattan Project– Top-secret program to build an atomic bombTop-secret program to build an atomic bomb– Led by Robert OppenheimerLed by Robert Oppenheimer

August 6, 1945 Enola Gay dropped a August 6, 1945 Enola Gay dropped a bomb on Hiroshimabomb on Hiroshima– More than 75,000 deadMore than 75,000 dead

August 9 bomb dropped on NagasakiAugust 9 bomb dropped on Nagasaki– 40,000 dead40,000 dead

Japanese surrenderJapanese surrender

August 14, 1945 Japan surrenderedAugust 14, 1945 Japan surrendered

Japanese and American leaders met on Japanese and American leaders met on Sept. 2, 1945 to sign an official letter of Sept. 2, 1945 to sign an official letter of surrendersurrender