WWII Europe

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How will geography impact the
way the war will be fought?
WWII Europe
WWII Pacific
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Major Battles and Incidents in WWII Pacific
Front
Japan, 1941
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Dec. 7, 1941- Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and
U.S. enters WWII. Japan then invades the Philip
pines and Indonesia hoping that America would ac
cept Japanese predominance in Asia
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Jan-March, 1942- Douglas MacArthur resists Japan
for 3 months in Philippines. Vows, I Shall Ret
urn.
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April- Bataan Death March Forced march 60 mile
s without
food or water.
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American P.O.W. Bataan Death March
Treatment of prisoners reflect savagery of
fighting
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10,000-16,000 prisoners die in route
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June, 1942- Miracle at Midway
Why is Allied victory at Midway important?
American naval victory defeat much larger
Japanese forceends threat to Hawaii
begins island hopping campaign to Japan
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Limit of Japanese occupation in 1942
Chester Nimitz
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Island Hopping Campaigns are successful
MacArthur returns to the Philippines
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Feb. to March and April to June 1945- Iwo Jima
and Okinawa
Why is victory at these tiny Islands so import
ant?
Brings Allies within 360 miles of Japan
Brought America closer than ever to Japan. Cost
thousands of lives even more Japanese, as Japan
ese fought fiercely for every inch of the islands
. Japanese would rather commit suicide than sur
render (Kamikaze)
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Navajo Code Talkers use of oral, not written
language that was impossible for the Japanese to
break.
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Victory at Iwo Jima creates this lasting
symbol of American victory in Pacific
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What was the Human Cost of taking
Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
American Death Toll 6,000 Iwo Jima 7,500 Okin
awa
Japanese Death Toll Over 120,000
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Kamikaze Pilots
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August 1945- Atomic Bomb Prospect of terrible c
asualties if U.S. invaded Japan lead to
Harry Truman ordering use of atomic bomb on
cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to force surren
der. Tens of thousands of people killed. Japan
surrenders.
Little Boy
Fat Man
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Hiroshima
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V-J Day- Sept . 2, 1945