1. War in the East

2. Hong Kong Japan was about to join the Axis Powers in 1941 Churchill asked Canada to send troops to defend Hong Kong (a British colony) Mackenzie King sent 1975 Canadian soldiers December 7, 1941 Japan declared war by attacking Pearl Harbour The next day Japan attacked Hong Kong

3. The US responded by declaring war on Japan Allied forces were outnumbered ◦14, 000 Canadian, British, and Indian troops ◦50, 000 Japanese December 25 Allied forces surrendered when they ran out of supplies Survivors spend the rest of war as prisoners

4. Pearl Harbour Part 1 Part 2

5. Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941 – Japan launched a surprise attack on a US naval base American fleet was badly damaged The United States declared war on December 8 US now fully involved in the war

6. USS Arizona Memorial (Pearl Harbour, Hawaii) 1 177 Crewmembers killed

7. Atomic Bomb The United States assembles a group of scientists in Los Alamos, New Mexico Code – named the “Manhattan Project” it started in August 1942 On July 17, 1945 they tested the first successful atomic weapon

8. Hiroshima and Nagasaki Following FDR’s death, Harry Truman becomes President of the United States Truman decided to use the bomb on Japan because he believed that it was the only way to get the Japanese to surrender and save American lives On August 6 th, 1945 a lone B-29 Superfortress called the Enola Gay by its crew took off and headed for Hiroshima

9. Fat Man and Little Boy At 8:15am on August 6, 1945 the atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” was dropped on Hiroshima On August 9, a bomb called “Fat Man” was dropped on Nagasaki at 11:02 am Over 120, 000 people are killed instantly Over 150, 000 die later from the effects of burns and radiation

10. Bombing Aftermath Bombing Aftermath HiroshimaNagasaki

11. V-J Day Victory in Japan August 15,1945 Emperor Hirohito surrenders WWII is over!