WWII Pacific Battles

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WWII
Battle of The Pacific

Iwo Jima

Pearl Harbor Midway

Coral Sea Guadalcanal

Leyte Gulf Iwo Jima

Hiroshima...

Pacific Battles

War in the Pacific
is like a game of
basketball…

Basketball
Team
Game time
B-Ball Court
Scoring System
Play of the Game

Control of lead
Predictions / Bets

Basketball War
Team
Game time
B-Ball Court
Scoring System
Play of the Game

Control of lead
Predictions / Bets

Basketball War
Team Japan vs USA
Game time
B-Ball Court
Scoring System
Play of the Game

Control...

Basketball War
Team Japan vs USA
Game time December 7th, 1941 (7:55am)
B-Ball Court
S...

Basketball War
Team Japan vs USA
Game time December 7th, 1941 (7:55am)
B-Ball Court ...

Basketball War
Team Japan vs USA
Game time December 7th, 1941 (7:55am)
B-Ball Court ...

Basketball War
Team Japan vs USA
Game time December 7th, 1941 (7:55am)
B-Ball Court ...

Basketball War
Team Japan vs USA
Game time December 7th, 1941 (7:55am)
B-Ball Court ...

Basketball War
Team Japan vs USA
Game time December 7th, 1941 (7:55am)
B-Ball Court ...

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1.) Pearl Harbor
When?

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1.) Pearl Harbor
Dec. 7, 1941

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1.) Pearl Harbor
What?

1.) Pearl Harbor
What?
Japanese surprise attack
on Pearl Harbor

1.) Pearl Harbor
Offense : Japan
Defense: USA

1.) Pearl Harbor
Extra Information:
Over 2,500 US
troops killed

1.) Pearl Harbor
Extra Information:
Much of US Pacific
Fleet destroyed
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OAHU, HAWAII

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Battleship Arizona

2.) Midway
When?

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2.) Midway
June 1942

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2.) Midway
What?

2.) Midway
What?
Strategic location for
both US and Japan

2.) Midway
Offense: Japan
Defense: USA

2.) Midway
Extra Information:
Major turning point
for the war

2.) Midway
Extra Information:
Admiral Nimitz’ big
trick at Midway
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Admiral Nimitz

Admiral Yamamoto

U.S. planes attack
Japanese carrier

Japanese carrier sinks
into Pacific

2.) Battle of Midway
Importance:
After Midway victory,
US will stay on offensive
for the rest of the war
...

3.) Coral Sea
When?

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3.) Coral Sea
May 1942

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3.) Coral Sea
What?

3.) Coral Sea
What?
Japanese and US fight
for control of South
Pacific

3.) Coral Sea
Offense: USA
Defense: Japan

3.) Coral Sea
Extra Information:
First time naval war was
fought where opposing
ships did not fire a single
...

3.) Coral Sea
The entire Battle
of Coral Sea took
place in the air.

3.) Coral Sea
Extra Information:
US hold off Japanese
expansion in South
Pacific – claim victory
...

3.) Coral Sea
Extra Information:
Japanese sink more
allied ships – claim
victory
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4.) Guadalcanal

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4.) Guadalcanal
When?

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4.) Guadalcanal
Aug-Nov 1942

4.) Guadalcanal
What?

4.) Guadalcanal
What?
Important airport for
planes so Japanese can
protect their oil
interests in the area

4.) Guadalcanal
Offense: USA
Defense: Japan

4.) Guadalcanal
Extra Information:
US wins after hellish
battle, also called
“Island of Death”
Ba...

4.) Guadalcanal

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4.) Guadalcanal

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4.) Guadalcanal

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Island Hopping
“Hit them
where they
ain’t and
make them
die by the
vine.”
...

Island Hopping

picture

Island Hopping

Kamikaze Starts

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5.) Leyte Gulf
When?

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5.) Leyte Gulf
Oct. 1944

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5.) Leyte Gulf
What?

5.) Leyte Gulf
What?
Navy base that the
Japanese took control
of earlier in the war

5.) Leyte Gulf
Offense: USA
Defense: Japan

5.) Leyte Gulf
Extra Information:
General MacArthur:
“I shall return” when
Japan first took the gulf.

5.) Leyte Gulf
Extra Information:
Japan plans an all
out assault that
backfires

5.) Leyte Gulf
Extra Information:
Japan loses most of
it’s navy
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X-Day Plan

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5) Leyte Gulf, Philippines

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6.) Iwo Jima
When?

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6.) Iwo Jima
Feb-Mar 1945

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6.) Iwo Jima
What?

6) Iwo Jima

6.) Iwo Jima
What?
A) Island controlled by
Japanese
B) Close enough to
attack Japan.

6.) Iwo Jima
Lots of Deaths

6.) Iwo Jima
Lots of Deaths
Japanese: 110,000
U.S.A.: 13,000

6.) Iwo Jima

6.) Iwo Jima
Importance:
A) US wins
B) Now US can fly from
Iwo Jima to bomb
Japan 24- hrs a day.

6) Iwo Jima

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Firebombing of Tokyo
March 8th, 1945

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100,000 Japanese killed in 1 night

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Dresden – May 1945

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Japan sends Air
Balloons
into the Jet Stream

USA
firebombs
Japan 24/7
...

Which has a bigger impact?
US Bombers? Japanese Balloons?

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Grave of the Fireflies

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Unconditional Surrender of Japan?

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Unconditional Surrender of Japan?
What is the best approach to get
Japan to surrender?

...

Unconditional Surrender of Japan?
Land Invasion? or Atomic Bomb?

Land Invasion?

Land Invasion?
1) Million US soldiers might die?

Land Invasion?
A)Million US soldiers might die?
B) Innocent Japanese won’t die

Land Invasion?
A) Million US soldiers might die?
B) Innocent Japanese won’t die
C) Not using the bomb will keep
other co...

Atomic Bomb?

Atomic Bomb?
A) Quick ending?

Atomic Bomb?
A) Quick ending?
B) Overall, less die

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Atomic Bomb?
• Quick ending?
• Overall, less die
• Japanese won’t quit
• Keep USSR out

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Atomic Bomb?

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Hiroshima Map

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Bomb Hiroshima

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Hiroshima

Burned Japanese Girl

Atomic Bomb
When ?

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Atomic Bomb
When ?
Hiroshima
Aug 6, 1945
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Did the dropping of
the atomic bomb
on Hiroshima end
WWII?

Did the dropping of
the atomic bomb
on Hiroshima end
WWII?
NO!

Nagasaki Bomb
When?

Nagasaki Bomb
When?
Aug 9 , 1945
th

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Japan Surrenders
When was it exactly?

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Japan Surrenders
August 14, 1945.
This date became known as V-J Day.

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What conference was C4?
What was discussed at this conference?

c6
F5

#...

C4) Name the Conference?
a) When
a) Main Point

b) Random
Cool Info.

C4) Yalta Conference
a) When
a) Main Point

b) Random
Cool Info.

C4) Yalta Conference
a) When February 4 – 11th, 1945
a) Main Point

b) Random
Cool Info.

C4) Yalta Conference
a) When February 4 – 11th, 1945
a) Main Point Ailing FDR, Churchill & Stalin discuss final ...

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C4) Yalta Conference
a) When February 4 – 11th, 1945
a) Main Ailing FDR, Churchill & Stal...

70) Name the Conference?
a) When
a) Main Point

b) Random
Cool Info.

70) Potsdam Conference
a) When July 15 – August 2, 1945 GERMANY
a) Main Point

b) Random
Cool Info.

70) Potsdam Conference
a) When July 15 – August 2, 1945 GERMANY
a) Main Point a) Discussed postwar ...

70) Potsdam Conference
a) When July 15 – August 2, 1945 GERMANY
a) Main Point a) ...

70) Potsdam Conference Back

a) When July 15 – August 2, 1945 ...

Losses During WWII
Each symbol indicates 100,000 dead
in the appropriate theater of operations

Asian Theater

European Theater

National Death Tolls of WWII
• http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/ww2stats.htm

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WWII Pacific Battles

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