1. Unit 8: WWII

2. Entry Task What does it mean when we hear that WWII had 2 fronts?
What were those 2 fronts?

3. Today’s Plan War in the Pacific
Quick overview of the major battles in the Pacific
1 clip from Ken Burns’s documentary The War*
Jigsaw battles
*Contains some graphic images

4. The Philippines Hours after Pearl Harbor, Japan bombed the Philippines
Destroyed about half of America’s planes stationed there

5. The Philippines
American and Filipino troops held out on the Bataan Peninsula for several months
Finally surrender
Largest US surrender in history
MacArthur fled to Australia but promised “I shall return”

6. Bataan Death March
After taking over Bataan Peninsula, Japan captures 76,000 Filipino and American troops
Force-marches them 60 miles
10,000 people died in the 6-12 day march
Known as the Bataan Death March
seen as a symbol of Japanese brutality in the war
Clip- The War E1 1:09:00-1:20:00

7. Battle of the Coral Sea May, 1942
First Japanese invasion that was stopped

8. Guadalcanal Aug ‘42-Feb ‘43
Guadalcanal would be Japan’s first land defeat

9. Battle Of Midway June 1942 Midway Island halfway to Hawaii
US intercepted Japanese messages in the Pacific
Maximum damage done to Japanese

10. Iwo Jima March 1945 Most heavily defended Japanese base
Highest death toll in Pacific theater of WWII

12. Okinawa June 1945 400 miles from Tokyo U.S. Japan
19,000 killed 100,000 soldiers killed
38,000 wounded 150,000 civilians killed ,000 POW

13. Create this chart in your notebook:
Battle
Where & When
Who
Result
Details
(Name of the battle goes here)
(Location & date goes here)
(Countries & people involved)
(Who won?)
(Strategies used, losses, significance, any other important info)

14. War in the Pacific Read the information on the battle you recieved.
Fill in your chart
Prepare to present your info to others

15. War in the Pacific
Share the information on the battle you were assigned
Fill in your chart