World War II The Pacific Theater. Set-up for Note taking Pearl Harbor Doolittle Raid The Philippines Battle of Midway Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of.

World War World War IIII

The Pacific The Pacific TheaterTheater

Set-up for Note takingSet-up for Note takingPearl HarborPearl Harbor Doolittle RaidDoolittle Raid

The PhilippinesThe Philippines Battle of MidwayBattle of Midway

Battle of GuadalcanalBattle of Guadalcanal Battle of OkinawaBattle of Okinawa

HiroshimaHiroshima NagasakiNagasaki

Pearl HarborPearl Harbor

• December 7, 1941December 7, 1941

• United States enters the War.  United States enters the War. 

• 2,400 Americans were killed in the 2,400 Americans were killed in the attackattack

PhilippinesPhilippines

• In January of 1942, the Japanese take In January of 1942, the Japanese take control of the islands.  control of the islands. 

• In 1944, the Americans returned to In 1944, the Americans returned to liberate the Philippines liberate the Philippines

• The fighting nearly destroyed the The fighting nearly destroyed the Japanese navy. Japanese navy.

Doolittle RaidDoolittle Raid

Doolitle RaidDoolitle Raid• The U.S. wanted revenge for Pearl The U.S. wanted revenge for Pearl

Harbor Harbor

• Send Lieutenant Colonel James H. Send Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle to bomb Tokyo and other Doolittle to bomb Tokyo and other Japanese cities.  Japanese cities. 

• Raised American morale and gave Raised American morale and gave them a psychological advantage. them a psychological advantage. 

Battle of MidwayBattle of Midway• Admiral Chester Nimitz planned to Admiral Chester Nimitz planned to

ambush a Japanese fleet heading ambush a Japanese fleet heading towards the island of Midway.  towards the island of Midway. 

• Outnumbered 4 ships to 1 and allowed Outnumbered 4 ships to 1 and allowed the Japanese to attack first.the Japanese to attack first.

• Attacked Japanese ships with planes Attacked Japanese ships with planes stationed on them.  stationed on them. 

• US destroys 332 Japanese planes and US destroys 332 Japanese planes and all their aircraft carriers.  all their aircraft carriers. 

• Japanese were forced to retreat.Japanese were forced to retreat.

Battle of GuadalcanalBattle of Guadalcanal• Japan was building an air base on Japan was building an air base on

August 7, 1942.  August 7, 1942. 

• US and Australia destroy the airbase US and Australia destroy the airbase before it could be completed before it could be completed

• Fight for control for over six months. Fight for control for over six months. 

• Japan finally retreated in February of Japan finally retreated in February of 1943.1943.

OkinawaOkinawa• Largest amphibious invasion on Pacific Largest amphibious invasion on Pacific

FrontFront• April 1, 1945 – September 7, 1945April 1, 1945 – September 7, 1945• More ships, troops, supplies, bombs, and More ships, troops, supplies, bombs, and

naval guns fired than any other operation naval guns fired than any other operation in the Pacific.in the Pacific.

• Needed to control island to attack JapanNeeded to control island to attack Japan• Casualties = 38,000 Americans wounded Casualties = 38,000 Americans wounded

and 12,000 killed or missing and 12,000 killed or missing • Over 107,000 Japanese and Okinawan Over 107,000 Japanese and Okinawan

conscripts killed, and perhaps 100,000 conscripts killed, and perhaps 100,000 Okinawan civilians Okinawan civilians

HiroshimaHiroshima• US at Japan’s door US at Japan’s door

• Rather than risking an invasion of Rather than risking an invasion of Japan, the U.S. hoped to get Japan to Japan, the U.S. hoped to get Japan to surrender by dropping a new deadly surrender by dropping a new deadly atomic bomb on the Japanese city of atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.  Hiroshima. 

• On August 6, 1945, the bomb was On August 6, 1945, the bomb was dropped killing 73, 000 people. dropped killing 73, 000 people. 

• Hundreds of thousands more would Hundreds of thousands more would die of radiation die of radiation

NagasakiNagasaki

• August 9, 1945 the Unites States August 9, 1945 the Unites States dropped another atomic bomb on the dropped another atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.  Japanese city of Nagasaki. 

• Over 40, 000 people died in this Over 40, 000 people died in this attackattack