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2. The Pacific Theater
1. Setting the Stage: Aggression in Asia
a.
1931: Japan invaded Manchuria (NE province of China rich in minerals)
b. 1937: Japan invaded China who was experiencing a civil war
c. Japan needed raw materials especially oil to be #1 in Asia
3.
4. The Pacific Theater
2. Attack at Pearl Harbor
a.
b.
Japan had hoped to cripple the U.S. Pacific fleet
Several carriers were out to sea when Japan attacked on Dec. 7, ’49
c. Japan also attacked Guam, Wake Island, Midway Islands, and the
Philippine Islands on the same day
d.
Once the home front mobilization hit high production, Japan truly did awaken a
sleeping giant
6. The Pacific Theater
3. Doolittle Raid
a.
b.
c.
d.
James Doolittle led a raid on Tokyo with B-25 bombers
Helped boost American Morale
Showed the Japanese were not invincible
Inflicted little damage to the city
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4. Island Hopping
a.
The Supreme Allied Commander for the Pacific Theater was Gen. Douglas MacArthur
b.
The U.S. adopted the Island Hopping or Leap Frog strategy moving from
island to island
c.
The Fighting in the Pacific was difficult for several reasons:
i.
100 degree heat ---> humidity caused jungle rot & diseases
ii.
Many islands
iii.
Japanese motto “Death before dishonor”
iv.
Kamikaze attacks: suicide attacks damaged 300 ships and caused
15,000 casualties
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5. Key Victories for the Allies
a. Battle of Midway
i.
ii.
Japanese hoped to use Midway as a base to neutralize Pearl Harbor
Balance of power in the Pacific shifted towards the Allies
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b. Battle of Guadalcanal
i. The Japanese advance was stopped
ii. All momentum shifted to the U.S.
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c. Battle of Iwo Jima
i. 20,500 Japanese killed and 6,000 U.S. lives lost
ii.
Put Americans within striking distance of Japanese home islands
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6. Possible Options for Finishing off the Japanese
a. Invasion of Japan which could cost over 1,000,000 Allied soldiers
b. Use of the Atomic Bomb (secret)