USH2 Unit 5: America and the World Lesson 5.3 part 6
EQ Describe the turning points regarding our war with Japan in the pacific.
Frayer: Battle of Midway
THE EARLY BATTLES THE EARLY BATTLES OF THE WAR ON BOTH FRONTS REQUIRED CHANGES IN STRATEGY FROM ALL SIDES. IN THE PACIFIC, THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY WAS A MAJOR TURNING POINT AGAINST THE JAPANESE, WHILE THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC AND THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD MADE IT CLEAR THAT GERMANY WOULD NOT WIN THE WAR.
HOLDING THE LINE AGAINST JAPAN AFTER THE ATTACK OF PEARL HARBOR, JAPAN CONTINUED TO WIN VICTORY AFTER VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC JAPANESE TROOPS LANDED ON THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, STRONGLY OUTNUMBERING AMERICAN FORCES GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR ORDERED A RETREAT TO BATAAN PENINSULA.
THE FALL OF THE PHILIPPINES EVENTUALLY, THE BATAAN DEFENDERS WOULD SURRENDER DUE TO HORRIBLE CONDITIONS THEY WERE FORCED TO MARCH 65 MILES TO A JAPANESE PRISON CAMP. 10,000 TROOPS DIED ON THE WAY = THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH (page 723)
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THE DOOLITTLE RAID ON TOKYO BY EARLY 1942, THE UNITED STATES WAS PREPARING TO DROP BOMBS ON TOKYO FDR ORDERED LT. COL JAMES DOOLITTLE TO COMMAND THE SUICIDAL MISSION DOOLITTLES RAID DID LITTLE DAMAGE TO TOKYO, BUT HAD HUGE CONSEQUENCES: PSYCHOLOGICAL BLOW FOR THE JAPANESE,MORALE LIFT FOR THE USA
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THE BATTLE OF CORAL SEA AFTER DOOLITTLE’S RAID, JAPAN REALIZED IT MUST CRUSH THE AMERICAN FLEET THANKS TO CODE BREAKERS, THE USA WAS ABLE TO KEEP SUPPLY LINES OPEN TO AUSTRALIA THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA WAS ALSO THE FIRST NAVAL BATTLE FOUGHT COMPLETELY WITH AIR POWER
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THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY: THE TURNING POINT CODE BREAKERS ALSO ALLOWED ADMIRAL CHESTER NIMITZ TO AMBUSH THE JAPANESE AT MIDWAY AT FIRST THE JAPANESE WERE CRUSHING THE AMERICANS, BUT “THE MIRACLE AT MIDWAY” LED TO A MAJOR VICTORY!! THE JAPANESE LOST 4 CARRIERS, HUNDREDS OF PLANES, AND HAD 3,057 KILLED = NEVER COULD RECOVER THE JAPANESE WOULD HAVE TO GO ON THE DEFENSE, AMERICAN CAN NOW GO ON THE OFFENSIVE!
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STOPPING THE GERMANS IN 1942, JOSEPH STALIN WANTED FDR TO DIRECTLY ATTACK GERMANY IN EUROPE FDR INSTEAD ATTACKED NORTH AFRICAN FRENCH TERITORIES UNDER GERMAN CONTROL) Reasons: not ready for D-Day, let Russians fight Germany, gain experience, Suez Canal
THE STRUGGLE FOR N. AFRICA GENERAL PATTON LED AMERICAN FORCES IN MOROCCO. THEY QUICKLY CAPTURED CASABLANCA THE GERMAN GENERAL ERWIN ROMMEL (THE DESERT FOX) WHIPPED AMERICAN FORCES IN TUNISIA FINALLY, THE COMBINED FORCES OF THE BRITISH AND THE AMERICANS WERE ABLE TO DEFEAT ROMMEL AT EL ALAMEIN IN 1943
THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC BY AUGUST OF 1942, GERMAN SUBS HAD SUNK 360 AMERICAN SHIPS OFF OUR OWN COAST THIS CONVINCED THE AMERICAN NAVY TO SET UP A CONVOY SYSTEM NEW TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS RADAR, SONAR, AND IMPROVED DEPTH CHARGES - VICTORY
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THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD IN THE SPRING OF 1942, HITLER ORDERED HIS TROOPS TO CAPTURE STALINGRAD AT ALL COSTS GERMANS UNPREPARED FOR WINTER, SOVIETS FOUGHT FIERCLY FOR EVERY INCH OF CITY IN NOVEMBER, SOVIET REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVED AND TRAPPED GERMANS IN CITY ENTIRE ELITE GERMAN 5 TH ARMY SURRENDERS = GERMANY NO LONGER ON THE OFFENSIVE = RETREATING
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The Century Civilians at War
Learning Log What is the historical significance of General Douglas MacArthur? What effect did the Doolittle Raid have on the war against Japan? How did the Japanese change their strategy after the Doolittle Raid? What is the historical significance of the Battle of the Coral Sea? How was the Battle of Midway a major turning point in the war against Japan? Why did FDR and Churchill want to defeat Germany in N. Africa before staging a European invasion? Who commanded the German forces in North Africa? What battle proved to be the turning point in N. Africa against the Germans? How did the United States win the Battle of the Atlantic? How was the battle of Stalingrad a major turning point in the fight to defeat German forces in the Soviet Union?