1. Battle of Midway and Guadalcanal

2. Japanese Possessions 6 December 1941

3. Japanese Possessions 1 August 1942

4. How Long Did It Last?
The Battle of Midway lasted from June 3-6, 1942

5. Description of Battle
A naval battle that was fought around the Midway Islands on the Pacific Japan was on the offensive Planned to capture Midway as an advance base and entrap and destroy U.S. Pacific Fleet

6. Description of Battle continued…
U.S. Pacific Fleet surprised Japan by sinking 4 of Japan’s carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbor 6 months before After Americans and allies took the offensive.

7. Events Leading Up to Battle
One month after the battle of the Coral Sea 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard worked around the clock to repair everything and get ready for another battle Japan suffered losses of ships that needed replacing due to the participation of the Battle of the Coral Sea

8. -They thought this could work from previous mistakes by the U.S.
Goals for Japan
Eliminate the U.S. as a strategic power in the Pacific
Knock the U.S. out of the Pacific War
Lure U.S. aircraft carriers into a trap
-They thought this could work from previous mistakes by the U.S.

9. Goals for the U.S. They had a chance to redeem themselves
-They proved the Japanese wrong
-American code breakers were able to determine the date and location of the attack
-They were able to warn the U.S. Navy and they set up an ambush of their own

10. Losses of Japan Losses of Japan 3,057 Japanese died 4 sunken carriers
Total of 2,181 casualties
2 heavy cruisers
Total of 792 casualties
Floatplanes were also lost

11. Outcome of War
The U.S. Navy won Japanese public were kept in the dark after their defeat Japanese navy realized they need to change after what happened in battle As a result, Japanese naval air groups declined overall quality during the war After the war, Japanese continued to try to advance in the S. Pacific with their new adjustments

12. Battle of Midway Japanese Objectives: Capture Midway
Use Midway to launch air strikes on Pearl Harbor
Eliminate the bombing threat to the home islands
Lure the remnants of the U.S. Pacific Fleet into battle and destroy it

13. Results of Midway: Tactical Victory for United States
U.S. lost fleet carrier Yorktown
Japanese lost fleet carriers Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu and heavy cruiser Mikuma
Heavy cruiser Mogami seriously damaged
Strategic Victory for United States
Ended Japanese naval supremacy in the Pacific
Proved to be the turning point in the Pacific war
Gave the United States the strategic initiative

14. NEW U.S. STRATEGY Japanese Islands Island Hopping
The Japanese had firm control of hundreds of islands in the Pacific
To attack each would take a tremendous amount of time and cost many lives
Island Hopping
General Douglas MacArthur decides to “hop” from one island to another attacking certain ones
Hopes this will cut off the islands from Japanese reinforcements
1st target: Guadalcanal

15. BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL Guadalcanal Battle of Guadalcanal
Japan was planning on making it a huge air base
Called “Island of Death” by Japan
Allies (U.S. & Australia) need to attack before that happens
Battle of Guadalcanal
MacArthur attacks and Allies easily take control of the air base
Battle become brutal after that
Six months of fighting later, the Japanese abandoned the island having lost 24,000 soldiers

16. The Battle of Guadalcanal
A battle in which Allied troops drove Japanese forces from the Japanese island of Guadalcanal
Battle lasted for 6 months and was fought on both the land and at sea
After losing more than 24,000 out of 36,000 troops, the Japanese abandoned the “Island of Death”
Hell was red furry spiders as big as your fist…enormous rats and bats everywhere, and rivers with waiting crocodiles. Hell was the sour, foul smell of the squishy jungle, humidity that rotted a body within hours…Hell was an enemy…so fanatic that it used its own dead as booby traps.
Ralph G. Martin

17. The Decision Fat Man – Nagasaki Little Boy – Hiroshima 6 August 1945

18. VJ Day 2 September 1945