World War IIWorld War II

The War in the Pacific The War in the Pacific

Pearl HarborPearl Harbor

►Dec. 7Dec. 7thth 1941 the 1941 the Japanese bomb Japanese bomb Pearl Pearl

► US Aircraft Carriers US Aircraft Carriers out to sea out to sea

► 5 battle ships sunk 5 battle ships sunk including the USS including the USS Arizona Arizona

The PhilippinesThe Philippines

► Japan invades on Dec. Japan invades on Dec. 8, 19418, 1941

► US and Filipino troops US and Filipino troops forced to surrender forced to surrender (1942) (1942)

► Bataan Death March Bataan Death March 5,000-10,000 Filipinos 5,000-10,000 Filipinos and 600-650 Americans and 600-650 Americans died on the march died on the march

Japan on the offensive Japan on the offensive

► Japan conquers: Japan conquers: ► Burma (MyanmarBurma (Myanmar)) ►Dutch East Indies Dutch East Indies

(Indonesia)(Indonesia)►New Guinea New Guinea ► Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands► Singapore Singapore

Battle of Coral Sea-May 1942Battle of Coral Sea-May 1942

► First time aircraft First time aircraft carriers faced each carriers faced each other in combat other in combat

► Battle is a draw Battle is a draw ► US loses a Aircraft US loses a Aircraft

CarrierCarrier► Japan’s advance Japan’s advance

stopped stopped

Battle of Midway- June 1942 Battle of Midway- June 1942

► Turning point in the Turning point in the War in the Pacific War in the Pacific

► First Naval Battle First Naval Battle where the Navies where the Navies never see one never see one another because of another because of Aircraft Carriers Aircraft Carriers

► US lost one carrierUS lost one carrier► Japan lost 4 carriers Japan lost 4 carriers

Two lines of advance Two lines of advance

► The US Navy Island The US Navy Island Hopping campaign Hopping campaign

► The Army advanced The Army advanced through New Guinea through New Guinea to the Philippines to the Philippines and finally to Japan and finally to Japan

► The two lines of The two lines of advance competed advance competed for men and for men and materials materials

Island hopping: Island hopping: Guadalcanal-August 1942-Guadalcanal-August 1942-

February 1943February 1943► First Allied offensive First Allied offensive

action in the Pacific action in the Pacific Theater Theater

► Allied forces secure Allied forces secure all of the Solomon all of the Solomon Island chain Island chain

Southeast Asian route: Southeast Asian route: Philippines Liberated-1944-45Philippines Liberated-1944-45

► Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest Naval the largest Naval Battle in HistoryBattle in History

►Macarthur returns Macarthur returns to liberate the to liberate the PhilippinesPhilippines

Island hopping:Island hopping:Battle of Iwo Jima –Feb-Mar Battle of Iwo Jima –Feb-Mar

19451945► Fought to secure Fought to secure

Airfields to support Airfields to support the bombing of Japanthe bombing of Japan

► 20,703 of the 21,000 20,703 of the 21,000 Japanese soldiers Japanese soldiers were killed in the were killed in the battlebattle

► 6,825 KIA for the US 6,825 KIA for the US forces. 1/3 of all forces. 1/3 of all Marine dead in WWII Marine dead in WWII killed at Iwo Jima killed at Iwo Jima

Island hopping: Island hopping: Invasion of Okinawa- April –June Invasion of Okinawa- April –June

19451945► Okinawa would have Okinawa would have

been used as a been used as a staging center for staging center for the invasion of Japanthe invasion of Japan

► Kamikaze attacks Kamikaze attacks on the supporting on the supporting Naval forces Naval forces

► Japanese fiercely Japanese fiercely defend the Island (to defend the Island (to a suicidal level) a suicidal level)

The Atomic BombsThe Atomic Bombs

► August 6, 1945 the August 6, 1945 the B-29 B-29 Enola GayEnola Gay dropped “Little Boy” dropped “Little Boy” on Hiroshimaon Hiroshima

► 70,000 killed70,000 killed► August 9August 9th th B-29 B-29

BockscarBockscar dropped dropped “Fat Man” on “Fat Man” on NagasakiNagasaki

► 40,000-75,000 killed 40,000-75,000 killed

Victory over JapanVictory over Japan

► USSR enters the USSR enters the War with Japan-Aug. War with Japan-Aug. 8, 19458, 1945

► VJ Day August 14, VJ Day August 14, 19451945

► Japanese Japanese Government & Government & Military surrenders Military surrenders on the USS Missouri on the USS Missouri