The War in the Pacific. ____was an ____power, but not involved in the War in Europe. By 1941, it was prepared to invade the ____and European colonies.

WORLD WAR II

The War in the Pacific

The War in the Pacific ____was an ____power, but not involved in

the War in Europe. By 1941, it was prepared to invade the

____and European colonies in Southeast ___which were rich in __________.

On ________________, Japan attacked ___ ________(in Hawaii) to continue on a war conquest in the Pacific

Then they bombed the ___________. These bombings ______the Americans, and

the next day on Dec 8, 1941 the US government ___________war on Japan.

Japan’s ____, Germany and Italy, then declared War on the ___.

The Japanese Offensive (Pearl Harbour)

Militarism in Japan In the 1920’s Japan was stuck between its

_________heritage and the desire to ________ _______wanted a complete rejection of

Western ways and wanted a ________government based on National Socialism (______in Germany)

Japan’s military was very strong and had lots of advantages over the civilian government. Example: military had the organization and

______ to impose its will

The Japanese Offensive (Pearl Harbour)

Japanese Imperialist Expansion As new _______came to power in ____in 1928,

Japan felt that its ____________interests were threatened

Japan’s need to acquire new _______was strong This was because the _________,and a growing

_________, led to a greater need for ___materials There were more and more clashes between

the Japanese __________and the ____government This tension led to the Japanese army taking

actions ______________by the government

The Japanese Offensive (Pearl Harbour)

Events leading up to Pearl Harbour In 1931, Japan invaded ___________without the _____of its

own government There was inner ________in Japan:

PM was __________, which was followed by lots of fighting within the Japanese _____

After France fell in June 1940, the Japanese quickly occupied most of French ___________

American president Roosevelt responded by ________ Japanese assets in US _______

Roosevelt also refused to sell Japan any more ___or scrap _______(two products Japan needed to supply its war industry)

Cut off from major supplies, Japanese military thought __ with the US was the only solution

The Japanese Offensive (Pearl Harbour)

Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941, Japanese launched their surprise

attack on the American naval base in Pearl Harbour The attack was intended to give the Japan navy

______of the _______in preparation for future attacks On December 8, President _________gave his famous

“Day of Infamy” speech and the US and Britain declared war on Japan As a result, ______declared war on the ___to show support

for the Japanese Then the ___declared war on __________

The US joining the Allies side gave Britain a new ally that could help them defeat _________in Europe

Japanese Aggression in the Pacific

The Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbour were quickly followed by devastating attacks on many parts of the Far Eastern Pacific

Canadians in _____________ As a result of the American declaration of war on

Japan, Canada declared ____against ______as well Canadians were sent to fight the Japanese in the

British colony of Hong Kong This was the ________Canadians saw active action

in ______

Japanese Aggression in the Pacific

Canadians at Hong Kong Canadians were forced to ________after

__days of fighting, when their _______and _________ ran out

Overall, _____Canadian soldiers were wounded, and ___soldiers were killed

Those soldiers that were captured were put into Japanese _____________(POW) camps and were threatened very harshly

In total ____ Canadian POW’s ____in Japanese camps

War in the pacific

The Turning Point

Turning the Tide in the Pacific

After the US declared war on Japan, the Americans knew it would be a ____war, so they prepared their ________and ________forces

US could not fight back ___________with full ___, so Japan went on a very vast war conquest

While Canadians and Allies did participate in the Pacific, the Americans were the main force

There were 4 main battles.1. The Battle of Midway2. Island Hopping3. Battle of Leyte Gulf4. Iwo Jima and Okinawa

Turning the Tide in the Pacific 1. The Battle of _________, June 1942

Midway island is ___________of Hawaii This battle was the _____________in the Pacific As the Japanese were planning on capturing

these islands, the Americans _________the Japanese fleet and easily __________them

This was a turning point because this _______the Japanese ________of ___________

The Americans also sank the best Japanese _______ carriers, allowing the Americans to take ______of the waters in the _________

After Midway, the Japanese were on the _________

Turning the Tide in the Pacific 2. Island Hopping

Instead of attacking and re-capturing every island taken by the Japanese, the Americans selected __________islands about __________ apart

By taking several islands, the Americans were able to move their base of attack closer and ______to _________

Americans _______islands in _______because they could easily cut off ______to these islands

Turning the Tide in the Pacific

3. Battle of ___________ Leyte Gulf is in the ___________ In this battle the Americans took most of the

Japanese ______ Americans _________of the Japanese ships

(including __ more aircraft carriers) It was during this battle that the

Japanese introduced _________ ___________ Kamikaze _____would load their

planes with _______, and try to _____them into American ____

Turning the Tide in the Pacific 4. ________and _______

By the spring of 1945, American forces had captured Iwo Jima and Okinawa (2 islands _______of Japanese homeland)

It was here that the ________ were going to launch their _____ ______of war

However, other events intervened

The Final Stages of War in the Pacific In March _____, Americans began a

regular bombing of _______

It was believed that this would cause them to _____________

The bombing did cause a great loss of ____ and huge __________damage.

But Japan would ____surrender

The Final Stages of War in the Pacific The Manhattan Project

Since March of ____, the US had funded a very ____, very expensive project to determine if it was possible to create an _________bomb (__________weapon )

In 1945, US president Harry S. ________learned that the atomic bomb test at Los Alamos, New Mexico had been successful He now had another ______for ______the war in the Pacific

This secret project cost ___________dollars and employed 120,000 people

After the test is Los Alamos, the Americans had only _ bombs that were ready to use in the summer of 1945 A spherical plutonium bomb nicknamed “__________” A sausage shaped uranium bomb known as “________”

The Final Stages of War in the Pacific Truman’s Decision

June 1, 1945, the US Secretary of War recommended that the bombs should be dropped without __________, and should be dropped on Japanese _________targets in an _____setting

3 distinguished scientists ____________ They wanted to give the Japanese a ___________in

an isolated area of what could happen And to use the bomb only as a __________

Truman rejected their views and decided to have a bomb dropped in a ____________area

His thought was that this would ________the war and save many American ______

The Final Stages of War in the Pacific Hiroshima, August 6 1945

American military planners told Truman that he could expect from _____million more American casualties and another _______months of fighting to take the islands of Japan using __________warfare

Because of this Truman decided to use the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of ______________

“Little Boy” was dropped on the industrial city of ______ people

The explosion at Ground Zero created temperatures of ____________ degrees Fahrenheit

Beyond this zone, a firestorm gutted the rest of the city, destroying ____________ of 92,000 buildings

The Final Stages of War in the Pacific

Hiroshima, August 6 1945 The _____count was _______, but an

additional _______people died later of atomic bomb related injuries or diseases

The Final Stages of War in the Pacific

Nagasaki, August 9, 1945 Since Japan did not surrender ____________,

Truman ordered the next atomic bomb be dropped on the city of _____________

“Fat Man” was dropped on a city of 250,000 and the death toll was over _______ people

A total of approximately _______ people died as a result of the 2 atomic bombs

The Final Stages of the War in Europe:

Germany SurrendersIn March of 1945, Allied forces attacked

Germany. The Allies were attacking Germany from the

_____, and the Soviet Union was attacking Germany from the ____.

Germany ___________on ___________. Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun, committed

_________in a bunker in _______. As the Allies pressed closer to Germany, they

began to discover the extent of the _________.

The Final Stages of War in the Pacific Peace, __________________(Victory in

Japan) On August 14, 1945, the Japanese government

sued for peace and the Second World War was _____

Is the Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction Ever Justified?

Read the counterpoints section on pages 150-151 in your textbook.

Answer questions 1-4: “Analyzing the issue”