The War in the Pacific Coral Sea Clash Yamamoto wants to rule the Pacific. First Carrier vs. Carrier battle. U.S. breaks the code. First battle at sea. Battle of Coral Sea…
ORIGINS OF THE WAR Japanese aggression Manchuria Mongolia China When? 1931-40 Why? Natural Resources Oil Rubber Tin Metals AMERICA ENTERS THE WAR When? 1941 Why? Pearl Harbor…
The Pacific Theatre 1941-45 THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS and THE END OF WORLD WAR II AUGUST â SEPTEMBER, 1945 QUIZ, pp. 749-53 The scientist in charge of the Manhattan Project was…