After a series of victories over Allied forces in the Pacific, the tide began to turn at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Using a strategy of island hopping, the US began bypassing Japanese strongholds and seizing islands closer to Japan under the leadership of General Douglas MacArthur. Major battles included Guadalcanal, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, where kamikaze attacks took a heavy toll on US ships. Facing a costly invasion of the Japanese homeland, President Harry Truman authorized the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, leading to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II.

1. The Tale Of The War In The Pacific Specifically intended for 10 th Grade Global History Students

3. Map of the Pacific

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9. Is Island-Hopping A Good Plan? General MacArthur said about it: “ Hit ‘em where they ain’t, let ‘em die on the vine.” If you were an advisor to MacArthur and were being interviewed by a journalist, using your own words, how would you define this strategy? In speaking with MacArthur, what are the positives of following this plan that you would mention to him? A good advisor needs to show both sides. What negatives may come about if this strategy is used?

10. Island Hopping in the Pacific!

11. Island Hopping Strategy Successful Led by Douglas McArthur, the United States began an island-hopping campaign that would push the Japanese back to Japan. Midway, 1942 Iwo Jima, 1944-45 Guadalcanal, 1942-43 Philippines, 1944 Okinawa, 1945

17. Bataan Death March The Bataan Death March took place in the Philippines in 1942. The 60-mile march occurred after the three-month Battle of Bataan . The march forced 90,000 to 100,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war into prison camps. It was characterized by wide-ranging physical abuse, murder, savagery, and resulted in very high fatalities inflicted upon the prisoners and civilians along the route. Beheadings, slit throats, being casually shot, bayonet stabbings, rapes, guttings, numerous rifle butt beatings and a refusal to allow the prisoners food or water while keeping them continually marching for nearly a week in tropical heat. Falling down, unable to continue moving was tantamount to a death sentence, as was any degree of protest or expression of displeasure.

19. MacARTHUR’S PROCLAMATION “I HAVE RETURNED” Original copy of General Douglas MacArthur’s message to the Filipino people which he read at Palo Beach, Leyte on October 20, 1944.

22. Pacific War Battles On! Kamikaze, which in Japanese means “divine wind,” were suicide squadrons organized by the Japanese air force in the last months of World War II. Pilots flew their aircraft, loaded with explosives, directly into U.S. naval vessels. Kamikaze pilots, sacrificing their lives in a last - ditch effort to stop the American advance, sank about 40 U.S. ships .

23. Kamikaze Pilots

27. Harry Truman When Franklin Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, Harry Truman came into office. The European war was coming to an end, and he was left to concentrate on the war in the Pacific. The only obstacle that the United States needed to overcome was _________________________. Although much of the Japanese naval fleet and air force had been destroyed by Allied raids, their ancient _________________ tradition prevented a surrender. Therefore, an Allied victory would create extremely high casualties; military advisors predicted that an invasion of Japan would cost over ____________________ American lives. This fact put Truman in a very difficult position. Japan Shinto 1 Million

28. Atomic Bomb On August 6, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, a Japanese city and military center. The blast destroyed 68 percent of the city and damaged another 24 percent. An estimated 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed or reported missing, according to U.S. estimates, and thousands more were made homeless. Sixteen hours after the attack, U.S. President Harry S. Truman’s report of the event was broadcast to radio listeners.

29. Nagasaki Three days later, on August 9 th , a second bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. Over 20,000 people died instantly. In the successive weeks, thousands more Japanese died from the after effects of the _______________ exposure of the blast.

30. The Atomic Age Begins! The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945, during World War II. The blast destroyed 68 percent of the city and damaged another 24 percent, and an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed or reported missing, according to United States estimates.

31. VJ-Day: The War is Over! Japanese officials formally surrendered to the Allies on September 2, 1945, aboard the United States battleship Missouri. Japan's surrender brought an end to World War II (1939-1945).

32. End of the war!