1. Japan
The Western Front

2. Japanese Theater Objectives Terms
What were the 3 American objectives in the Japanese theater?
Douglas Macarthur

3. THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC Next Job- JAPAN
Japan had conquered much of southeast Asia including
Dutch East Indies
Guam
Most of China
Douglas Macarthur in charge

4. Objectives 3 Main Objectives 1. Stop the Japanese Expansion
2. Island Hop to Japan
Close enough for planes to reach them
3. Invade Mainland Japan

5. Japanese Theater Objectives Terms
What were the 3 American objectives in the Japanese theater?
1. Stop the Japanese Expansion
2. Get close enough to conduct a bombing campaign on Japan
Island Hop
3. Invade Japan
Douglas Macarthur
Leading commander of USA forces in the Japanese theater

6. Stop Japanese Advancements
Objective #1
Stop Japanese Advancements

7. Objective #1- Stop Expansion
Terms
What was the importance of the battle of Coral Sea and Midway?
Coral Sea
Midway

8. BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA In May 1942 Importance USA HALTS INVASION
The Japanese were winning every battle and taking over the Pacific
Allied forces were Americans and Australians
Importance
Stopped the Japanese drive toward Australia in the five-day Battle of the Coral Sea

9. JAPANESE PLAN,
USA HALTS INVASION

11. THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY
Japan’s next thrust was toward Midway Island northwest of Hawaii
U.S. launched surprise attack on Japan at Pacific island called Midway
The Americans won a decisive victory as their planes destroyed 4 Japanese aircraft carriers and 250 planes

14. Japanese Expansion Stopped
Midway
Japanese Empire
Coral Sea
Japanese Expansion Stopped

15. Objective #1- Stop Expansion
Terms
What was the importance of the battle of Coral Sea and Midway?
It halted Japanese expansion
It destroyed military units the Japanese could not replace
Ships
Airplanes
Pilots
Coral Sea
Protected Australia
Stopped Japanese expansion to the East
Midway
Protected Hawaii
Stopped Japanese expansion to the South

16. Objective #2
Island Hopping

17. Objective #2- Bombing Campaign
Objectives
Terms
What was the importance of the battle of Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
ISLAND HOPPING
Kamikaze

18. USA ISLAND HOPPING
USA strategy to take key islands to get closer to Japan
We don’t need them all

19. KAMIKAZE PILOTS ATTACK ALLIES
KAMIKAZE CLIP
The Americans continued leapfrogging across the Pacific toward Japan
Japanese countered by employing a new tactic
Kamikaze (divine wind) attacks
Pilots in small bomb planes
Suicide bombers
Would crash into Allied ships

21. IWO JIMA
Iwo Jima, island was critical to the Allies as a base for an attack on Japan
It was called the most heavily defended spot on earth
27,000 Japanese held Iwo Jima
Allied and Japanese forces suffered heavy casualties
American soldiers plant the flag on the Island of Iwo Jima after their victory

22. THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA In April 1945, U.S. marines invaded Okinawa
The Japanese unleashed 1,900 Kamikaze attacks sinking 30 ships and killing 5,000 seamen
Okinawa cost the Americans 7,600 marines and the Japanese 110,000 soldiers

23. Objective #2- Bombing Campaign
Objectives
Terms
What was the importance of the battle of Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
It allowed the USA to become close enough to;
Begin a bombing campaign
Launch an invasion on mainland Japan
ISLAND HOPPING
Allied strategy to take key islands to get closer to Japan
Kamikaze
(divine wind)
Japanese Suicide pilots

24. Objective #3
Invade Japan

25. Objective #3- Invade Japan
Objectives
Terms
What was the two choices America had to end the war with Japan?
What two Japanese sites did the Americans use the Atomic Bomb?
Why was dropping the atomic bomb such a debatable topic?
“Little Boy” and “Fat Man”

26. Why did we not drop the “bomb” on Germany?

27. INVADE JAPAN?
MacArthur predicted amphibious invasion of Japan would result in 1,500,000 Allied deaths
President Truman had 2 choices
1. Invade
2. Use a new super bomb “Atomic Bomb”

28. What would you do? 1. Invade Japan- 1 million MILITARY USA
Losses plus Japanese MILITARY losses
2. Drop the Bomb
Half a million Japanese CIVILVIAN losses

29. U.S. DROPS TWO ATOMIC BOMBS ON JAPAN
Truman warned Japan in late July that without a immediate Japanese surrender, it faced “prompt and utter destruction”
On August 6 (Hiroshima) and August 9 (Nagasaki) a B-29 bomber dropped Atomic Bombs on Japan
The plane and crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

30. The Bomb Hiroshima Nagasaki
August 9, 1945
“Fat Man”
Leveled half of the city
Truman warned Japan that without a immediate Japanese surrender, it faced “prompt and utter destruction”.
Hiroshima
August 6, 1945
“Little Boy”
In 43 seconds, the city collapsed to dust

31. August 9, 1945 NAGASAKI

32. Why Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Multiple Theories
Scientific Theory
These cities were untouched by pervious bombing
True sign of how devastating the A-bomb was
Military Theory
These cities were major shipping and military supply centers
Government
Japanese leaders did NOT live here
We did NOT want to kill the Emperor of Japan

33. JAPAN SURRENDERS
Japan surrendered days after the second atomic bomb was dropped
September 2, 1945: V-J Day = Victory in Japan Day (Formal surrender)

34. Objective #2- Invade Japan
Objectives
Terms
What was the two choices America had to end the war with Japan?
Invade the Mainland
Use Nuclear Warfare
What two Japanese sites did the Americans use the Atomic Bomb?
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Why was dropping the atomic bomb such a debatable topic?
Invasion of Japan would result in mainly military losses
Atomic bomb would result in mainly civilian losses
“Little Boy” and “Fat Man”
Nicknames of the Atomic Bombs used at WWII

35. IF WE CAN SHOULD WE?
200,000 Japanese died due to the Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Clip