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World War II

World War II. War in the Pacific. Event. Effect. 1937-1941 Japan conquers China and creates empire in Asia and Pacific Islands. 1. Japan terrorizes Asian, Chinese and Korean peoples Use as forced labor Conduct medical experiments Establish harsh colonial rule

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World War II

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  1. World War II War in the Pacific

  2. Event Effect • 1937-1941 Japan conquers China and creates empire in Asia and Pacific Islands • 1. Japan terrorizes Asian, Chinese and Korean peoples • Use as forced labor • Conduct medical experiments • Establish harsh colonial rule • 2. Brought Japan into conflict with US

  3. “The day that will live in infamy” • December 7 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor • Brought US into war with Allies • Set a tone for the war in the Pacific

  4. Early Battles event effect • 1941-1942 US follows Germany first strategy • 1942 Bataan Death March • 1942 Battle of Midway • allows Japan to expand • Exposure of horrible conditions under Japanese • Angers US • Destroys key Japanese carriers and planes • Last Japanese advance

  5. The Tide Turns event effect • 1943-1944 Island Hopping • 1944 US retakes Philippines • US recaptures islands • Bypass strong points • Move closer to Japan • symbolic victory of MacArthur • Gamble costs Japan nearly entire Naval fleet • First Kamikaze attacks seen

  6. The Tide Turns event effect • 1945 Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa • Vital airbase on Iwo • Smaller planes in range of Japan • 2 of bloodiest battles of war and history • Expose the near fanatical resistance of Japanese

  7. Strategic Bombing event effect • 1944-45 Fire bombing and large scale bombing of cities in Europe and Japan • Target industrial centers • Tokyo Japan • Obliterated cities • Killed hundreds of thousands of civilians • Accomplished little militarily • Created bitterness and anger

  8. Hiroshima—Nagasaki event event • August 6, 1945 1st Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima • August 9, 2nd Bomb is dropped on Nagasaki • September 2, 1945 Japan formally surrenders ending WWII • The Nuclear War Age begins • Warfare changes forever • Ethics and motives are questioned • Ends the war

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