1. WORLD WAR TWO IN THE PACIFIC
UNITED STATES V. JAPAN

2. JAPAN ATTACKS PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 7, 1941

3. DAY OF INFAMY
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5. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

6. President Roosevelt Signs the US Declaration of War

7. TWO PRONG STRATEGY IN THE PACIFIC REGAIN ISLANDS LOST TO JAPAN IN THE PACIFIC
1. General MacArthur commands land forces in the Pacific Theatre.
2. He will island hop to specific Pacific islands to get closer to the Japanese mainland for an eventual invasion.
1.Admiral Nimetz will command the naval forces.
2. The plan is to destroy the Japanese fleet.

9. Allied Counter-Offensive: “Island-Hopping”

10. Japan attacks the Philippine Islands U. S
Japan attacks the Philippine Islands U.S. Territory in March of General MacArthur is forced to leave the islands, but states “ I shall return!”

11. U.S. Surrenders at Corregidor, the Philippines [March, 1942]

12. Bataan Death March: April, 1942
76,000 prisoners [12,000 Americans] Marched 60 miles in the blazing heat to POW camps in the Philippines.

13. Doolittle's Raid on Tokyo with B 25s April , 1942 Shows Japan they can be attacked!!!
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14. Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle: First U. S. Raids on Tokyo, 1942

15. U.S. fights 2 major battles in the Pacific Battle of the Coral Sea 5/ Battle of Midway Island 6/1942 – Turning point
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Total air battle to prevent Japan from
invading Australia. Ships never see each other !
U.S. stops Japanese from possible
invasion of mainland U.S.

16. Battle of Midway Island: June 4-6, 1942

17. Guadalcanal – Island of Death 8-1942 to 2-1943 Japanese lose 24, 000 out of 36,000 men
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18. MacArthur returns to the Philippines in October, 1944 Manila( capital) in February, 1945

19. Battle of Leyte Gulf 10/1944 Japanese first use Kamikazes here!!

20. Japanese Kamikaze Planes: The Scourge of the South Pacific
Kamikaze Pilots
Suicide Bombers

21. Iwo Jima February, 1945- March , 1945
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22. Okinawa ( 800 miles from Japan) July , This battle along with Iwo Jima convinced Truman to use atomic weapons against the Japanese!

23. FDR dies April 12th, 1945

24. Vice-President Truman assumes office!
FDR
Truman

25. Potsdam Conference: July, 1945
FDR dead, Churchill out of office as Prime Minister during conference.
Stalin only original.
The United States has the A-bomb.
Allies agree Germany is to be divided into occupation zones
Poland moved around to suit the Soviets.
P.M. Clement President Joseph Atlee Truman Stalin

26. Manhattan Project established in 1941 to create an Atomic Bomb

27. Enola Gay is the Plane Paul Tibbetts is pilot

28. August 6th, 1945 Truman orders Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima

29. Hiroshima – August 6, 1945 70,000 killed immediately.
48,000 buildings. destroyed.
100,000s died of radiation poisoning & cancer later.

30. 2nd bomb dropped on Nagasaki August 9th, 1945

31. Nagasaki – August 9, 1945 40,000 killed immediately. 60,000 injured.
100,000s died of radiation poisoning & cancer later.