WWII in the Pacific

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WWII in the Pacific

• By Lauren Cruz, Kendra Jones, Chloe Geshwind, and
  Annie Pancak.

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General Info

• World War Two began in 1931 and lasted until
  1945.
• There were two alliances in the war in the South
  Pacific
• The Allies in the South Pacific consisted of the
  U.S., China, and others.
• The Axis in the South Pacific consisted of Japan.

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Expansionism
a policy or practice of expansion and especially
of territorial expansion by a nation
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Foreign Pressure
the exertion of force upon a surface by an
object, fluid, etc., in contact with it
external to one's own country or nation

• Pressure from outside countries such as
  military, trade/economics, and technology

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Occupation
Forcible control of another country.
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Imports
To bring or carry in from an outside source,
especially to bring in (goods or materials) from
a foreign country for trade or sale.
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Alliances

• A close association of nations or other groups,
  formed to advance common interests or causes an
  alliance of labor unions opposing the bill.
• A formal agreement establishing such an
  association, especially an international treaty
  of friendship

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Japan Joining axis

• The three main Axis powers are, Nazi, Germany,
  Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan where part of a
  military alliance on the signing of the
  tripartite pact on September 1940.
• The term axis powers because it took the name
  after the Tripartite Pack was signed by Germany,
  Italy and Japan on September 27, 194o, in Berlin,
  Germany
• The Axis was defeated in world war 2. Italy
  signed an armistice with the allies in September
  1943. Germany and Japan surrendered to the allies
  in may, 1945.

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Pearl Harbor

• Pearl Harbor is a harbor on the island of Oahu,
  Hawaii, west of Honolulu.
• Pearl Harbor had a surprise attack against the
  Japanese at the US navel base at pearl harbor.
  On the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941 which
  resulted to the world war 2.
• The purpose of the strike was to protect the
  Imperial Japan's advance into Malaya and the
  Dutch east Indies for there natural recourse such
  as oil and rubber.

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Wake Island

• December 8, 1941, the same day as the attack on
  Pearl Harbor was the battle of wake island.
• Japanese losses exceeded 700 killed, they lost
  two destroyers, one submarine and twenty four
  aircrafts.
• One of the American prisoners escaped the
  massacre, and carved the message 98USPW5-10-43 on
  a large coral rock near where the victims had
  been hastily buried in a massive grave.

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Bataan

• The capital of Bataan is Balanga City. It is a
  province on the peninsula of Luzon.
• This battle is famous because it is the last
  stand the American and Philippine solders before
  the Japanese took over.
• On April 9th 70,000 captured American and
  Filipino soldiers were forced to march more than
  a hundred kilometers from Bataan to Tarlac.
• PICTURE
• Bataan Peninsula, the Philippines-May 1942 U.S.
  prisoners on the bataan death march.

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Mc Authur Flees

• Douglas Mc Arthur ( Jan. 26, 1880-April 5, 1964)
  was an American general and field marshal of the
  Philippine army.
• He was designated to command the proposed in
  evasion of Japan in Nov. 1945, and when that was
  no longer surrender on September 2, 1945.
• necessary he officially accepted their In April
  951 Mc authur was removed from command by
  president Harry S. Truman for publicity
  disagreeing the Truman's Korean War policy.

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Iwo Jima

• This event took place for 35 days from February
  19th to March 26 1945.
• The Japanese had a strategy, called No Japanese
  survivors, they had planned on not surviving the
  fight but before they die each solider would have
  to kill about 10 men.
• The event was fought entirely beneath the
  ground.
• -1,500 rooms were dug under ground, into
  the rock, and were all connected to 16 miles of
  tunnels.
• 20,000 soldiers had laid dead.
• General Kuribayashi was the Japanese Commander
  during the time.
• The event was fought entirely beneath the ground.

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Okinawa

• This Battle lasted from late March through June
  1945.
• On the island of Okinawa a battle took place
  known as operation Ice Burg occurred
• It was also the largest amphibious assault in the
  Pacific Theater of World War II.
• The Typhoon of Steel battle got its nickname
  because of the ships, gun fire and armored
  vehicles involved.
• battle was one of the highest casualties of the
  war.
• 90,000 Japanese soldiers were lost. 50,000
  soldiers Fighting for America were also lost.

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Coral Sea

• This Battle took place from May 4th to May 8th
  1942.
• It was fought between the Imperial Japanese Navy,
  the United States Australia.
• However, it was the first naval battle in
  history, there were not one battle ship sighted
  from either side.
• Japanese could claim a tactical victory on
  "points, it was operational strategic defeat
  for them.
• The Japanese operation included two invasion
  forces.
• -The first targeting Tulagi, in the
  Southern Solomons was minor.
• -The second aimed at Port Moresby,
  this was the main targeting.

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Coral Sea
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Battle of Midway

• The Battle occurred from June 4th to June 7th
  1942.
• This battle was all because the United States
  Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway
  Atoll.
• This battle was a lot like The Attack on Pearl
  Harbor because it was not part of a campaign for
  the conquest of the United States.
• It was also hoped another defeat would force the
  U.S. to negotiate an end to the Pacific War with
  conditions favorable for Japan.

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Society

• In the U.S., the war effort was everywhere.
• War Bonds
• Rationing
• Reuse/Recycle.
• Jobs for civilians (eg. Plane watching.)
• Many different racial groups were able to get
  better jobs.
• There was hostility towards many Japanese
  Americans.

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Cultural Groups

• Japanese Americans were placed in internment
  camps.
• The conditions were horrible and many people
  died.
• African Americans protested for jobs during the
  wartime.

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Women

• Womens job opportunities
• increased when men went
• overseas.
• Rosie the Riveter was a
• popular figure that inspired
• women to get jobs.
• Japanese American women did not get the same job
  opportunities because they were sent to
  internment camps.
• Women served in the WAC (formerly the WAAC).
  This was the first time that women had served

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Technology

• Planes improved drastically over the period of
  the war.
• Planes that were top of the line in 1939 were
  rendered nearly obsolete by 1945.
• SONAR became popular.
• Torpedoes were improved drastically.
• Directed by compass.
• Atomic Bomb invented.

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Politics

• Ambassador Satio died in 1939, which caused a
  drastic change in the relationship between the
  U.S. and Japan.
• President Roosevelt was elected to a fourth term,
  which was the most terms of any president of the
  United States.
• He only served for three and a half terms before
  he died in 1945.

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End of the war

• US and allies made plans of assault on the
  mainland of Japan

• Atomic Bomb
• invasion of mood point
• July 1945 test atomic bomb
• President Truman delivered ultimatum to Japan to
  surrender or be hit with atomic bomb
• Japan rejected ultimatum
• WRONG
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki wiped out by atomic bomb

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Effects of the War

• Womens lifestyles were changed permanently, and
  women started fighting harder for better jobs.
• The radioactivity has not gone away since the
  atom bombs were dropped and Hiroshima and
  Nagasaki are still uninhabitable.

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