WWII in the Pacific

The War in the Pacific ,[object Object]

The Battle of Midway “ The most decisive 10 minutes of the war” Japanese lose 4 aircraft carriers in 10 minutes. Japan forced to withdrawal

B-29 Bomber Range B-29 bombing ranges

Iwo Jima and Okinawa (Feb-Jun 1945) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Kamikaze ,[object Object],[object Object],Note the plane about to crash into this ship “ The Divine Wind”

B-29 Bomber Range B-29 bombing ranges US is now in range to bomb Japan effectively

Firebombing Japan 100,000 killed in one night

Invade Japan??? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Atomic Bomb Most powerful weapon ever created up to that time. Equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT exploding all at once

Atomic Bombings and the Surrender of Japan ,[object Object],[object Object]

The Decision to Bomb ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Permanent “Shadows” made by the light of the blast

All this man left was his shadow

The Second Bomb ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Japanese Internment (Removal) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Internment (Camp) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

442 nd Regiment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],By: Valerie Lau

What is it? ,[object Object],[object Object]

What were some of their accomplishments? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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