Do Now

1) Why was the United States at war with Japan?

2) What do you think made it difficult to fight Japan?

Reminders

News Article Analysis DUE FRIDAY!

9.8- War in the Pacific

• American military leaders created a plan to defeat Japan that called for a two-pronged attack.

• 1) Admiral Nimitz and the Pacific Fleet were to hop from island to island to get close to Japan.

• 2) General MacArthur’s troops would advance through the Solomon Islands, capture the north coast of New Guinea, and retake the Philippines.

1) Island Hopping Campaign

• Island Hopping- going from island to island defeating the Japanese in order to get closer to Japan.

• Began in the fall of 1943.• Many Marines died while attacking the various

islands in the Pacific .• B-29 bombers were used to invade three of the

Mariana Islands which was captured by American troops in August 1944.

• These islands were used to base B-29 bombers to begin bombing Japan.

2) Retaking the Philippines

• General MacArthur’s troops began his campaign in the Pacific with the invasion of Guadalcanal in August 1942.

• 1944- MacArthur’s troops captured enough islands to surround the main Japanese base in the region.

• MacArthur then captured New Guinea.• With both of those captured MacArthur sent

his troops to take back the Philippines.

Philippines

• Japanese warships headed to the Philippine Islands into Leyte Gulf and ambushed the American ships.

• The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle in history.

• It was also the first time that the Japanese used kamikaze attacks.

• Kamikaze- suicide bomber attacks by the Japanese• The Japanese eventually retreated.• The battle to recapture the Philippines left over

100,000 Filipino civilians dead.

Video Clip

• Kamikaze

Guided Practice

• Strategy against Japan

Secondary Source Analysis

• 1) Read the text.• 2) Use the text to answer the questions.

Homework

• News Article Analysis due FRIDAY!

Exit Ticket

• 1) What is a kamikaze attack?• 2) Why do you think the Japanese used

kamikaze attacks?