world war ii pacific theater

World War IIWorld War IIPacific TheaterPacific Theater

US HistoryUS History

The BeginningThe Beginning

Pearl HarborPearl Harbor

Doolittle RaidDoolittle Raid

The PhilippinesThe Philippines•American Forces are overwhelmed by Japanese forces in the Philippines.

•The US Navy, weakened by the Pearl Harbor attack could not move to support their troops.

•US troops are captured and forced to march to a relocation center.

•The forced march is called the Bataan Death March.

The Battle of Midway The Battle of Midway

June 4June 4thth-June 7-June 7thth, 1942, 1942 Turning Point in the War in the Turning Point in the War in the

PacificPacific US sunk 4 Japanese Aircraft Carriers US sunk 4 Japanese Aircraft Carriers

and a destroyer, permanently and a destroyer, permanently crippling the Japanese Navy.crippling the Japanese Navy.

Island Hopping Island Hopping CampaignCampaign

The American plan was to “hop” The American plan was to “hop” from island to island in order to get from island to island in order to get close enough to bomb Japanese close enough to bomb Japanese factories.factories.

The Battle of The Battle of GuadalcanalGuadalcanal

Aug. 7Aug. 7thth-Feb. 9-Feb. 9thth, , 19431943

American American Casualties 7,100Casualties 7,100

Japanese Japanese Casualties 31,000Casualties 31,000

Battle of Leyte GulfBattle of Leyte Gulf

Oct. 23Oct. 23rdrd-Oct. 26-Oct. 26thth, 1944, 1944 Largest Naval Battle in HistoryLargest Naval Battle in History

Battle of the PhilippinesBattle of the Philippines

1944-19451944-1945 Starting with the Battle of Leyte Gulf Starting with the Battle of Leyte Gulf

ending when the Japanese ending when the Japanese surrender.surrender.

Bataan Death MarchBataan Death March

Iwo JimaIwo Jima

Feb. 19Feb. 19thth-Mar. 26-Mar. 26thth, , 19441944

Some of the Some of the fiercest fighting of fiercest fighting of the war.the war.

Black Volcanic Black Volcanic SandSand

OkinawaOkinawa

April – June of 1945April – June of 1945 Called the “typhoon of steel”Called the “typhoon of steel” Japanese Military Casualties 110,000Japanese Military Casualties 110,000

KamakaziKamakazi

““Divine Wind”Divine Wind” A tactic used by A tactic used by

the Japanese to the Japanese to hurt American hurt American military ships.military ships.

FDR DiesFDR Dies

Franklin D. Franklin D. RooseveltRoosevelt April 12April 12thth, 1945 , 1945

FDR dies of a FDR dies of a Stroke.Stroke.

Truman Assumes Truman Assumes PresidencyPresidency

Manhattan ProjectManhattan Project

Code name for the Code name for the development of the development of the atomic bomb for atomic bomb for the US.the US.

Robert Robert Oppenheimer was Oppenheimer was the leader of the the leader of the scientists working scientists working to develop the to develop the atomic bomb.atomic bomb.

The Decision to BombThe Decision to Bomb

President Truman decided to bomb President Truman decided to bomb the Japanese instead of invading the the Japanese instead of invading the mainland.mainland. Many historians have debated whether Many historians have debated whether

or not the US should have bombed the or not the US should have bombed the Japanese.Japanese.

Huge civilian casualties were expected Huge civilian casualties were expected with both plans. with both plans.

Atomic BombingAtomic Bombing

Aug. 6Aug. 6thth, 1945 , 1945 HiroshimaHiroshima Anola GayAnola Gay

Aug. 9Aug. 9thth, 1945 , 1945 NagasakiNagasaki Missed by 1.5 Missed by 1.5

milesmiles

Japan SurrendersJapan Surrenders

Japanese leaders officially surrender to the Japanese leaders officially surrender to the United States aboard the USS Missouri. United States aboard the USS Missouri.

Aftermath - OutcomeAftermath - Outcome

Japan’s Constitution is rewritten by Japan’s Constitution is rewritten by the US.the US.

The Japanese Emperor is reduced to The Japanese Emperor is reduced to a figurehead.a figurehead.

Japan is not allowed to have a Japan is not allowed to have a military, other than a defense force.military, other than a defense force.