Vocabulary Douglas MacArthur Chester Nimitz Bataan Death March Battle of Midway Kamikaze Island hopping Manhattan Project Hiroshima.

Vocabulary

Douglas MacArthur

Chester Nimitz

Bataan Death March

Battle of Midway

Kamikaze

Island hopping

Manhattan Project

Hiroshima

From the Map:

Which nations shown on the map were members of the Allied Forces?

Which battle of fought nearest to the Japanese main land?

Why did Douglas MacArthur abandon the Philippines?

What does “Kamikaze’” mean and what was the role of the Kamikaze pilot?

The strategy of Island hopping was meant to do what?

The Allied Forces lost the battle of The Bataan Peninsula. Describe the events and condition of the American prisoners.

Who was Douglas MacArthur?

The Battle of Midway was of significant importance to American forces. By looking at the map, determine why this events is called The Battle of Midway describe why it was so important to the victory against Japan.

Why was the Battle of Iwo Jima and Okinawa different for the Japanese?

Analysis

Who ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb and what did he attempt to do prior to giving that order?

Analysis

Douglas MacArthur was an American general best known for his command of Allied forces in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

American Admiral Chester Nimitz ordered an attack on Japanese ships at Midway on June 3. The battle was fought with aircraft. Though this U.S. victory was defensive, it marked a turning point in the Pacific war.

Video Clip: Actual footage of American carrier attack against Japanese ships at Battle of Midway

Allied and Axis

Battles

Chester Nimitz

Video Clip: Kamikaze’

Video Clip: Iwo Jima & Okinawa attacks

Video Clip: The Manhattan Project

Video Clip: Enola Gay

Video Clip: Attack on Hiroshima

Video Clip: Attack on Nagasaki & the end of the war in the pacific