Transcript Pacific_War[1] - terryfoxhistory12

Alexandra Waddington
Justin Lau
Tom Ward
Phanno Toeun
Cody Pugh
Prashant Chaube
Sam Einfeld
 In the early years of the 20th century, Imperial Japan was looking
to expand its influence and industry. To do this they required the
necessary resources and raw materials found on the mainland. In
1931 Japanese troops invaded the resource rich region of
Manchuria in far Northeastern China. This act generated a
negative response from Western nations. On July 7 1937 the
Japanese invaded China, igniting the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Over the next five years bitter fighting occurred between the
Chinese and Japanese. The United States and Allies demanded
the Japanese stop aggression immediately. With Britain and
France preoccupied with the war in Europe, Japan saw the
United States as its only opposition in achieving complete
control of Southeast Asia.
 On December 7 1941, the Japanese attacked US naval base at
Pearl Harbor in hopes of destroying their Pacific fleet and
pushing them out of the war. December 8 1941, USA and Allied
forces declared war on Japan. The Japanese navy had early
successes in 1942, but suffered a brutal defeat at Midway. By 1943
the British slowly began to push Japan out of Southeast Asia and
New Guinea, Americans began landings throughout the Pacific
and the Japanese navy began to deteriorate. By 1944 the Allies
were on a victory streak, winning the naval battles of Leyte Gulf
and the Philippine Sea. 1945 saw the total destruction of the
Japanese navy and the end of the Pacific war with the dropping
of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Emperor
Hirohito surrendered August 15 1945.
 Japan
 United States
 Nationalist China
 Britain
 Australia
 Thailand
 Burma
 Philippines
 New Guinea
 President Franklin D. Roosevelt- US President
 Emperor Hirohito- Emperor of Japan
 Gen. Douglas MacArthur-US general in charge of one of two Pacific
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attack groups
Admiral Nimitz- US Navy admiral in charge of the second Pacific
attack group
Gen. Chiang Kai-shek0- Chinese general in charge of Nationalist
Chinese forces
Gen. Wavell- British general in charge of Burma operations
Admiral Yamamoto- Japanese admiral who planned and executed the
attack on Pearl Harbour
 Japanese victories went virtually unopposed in the
Pacific until their attack on the US naval base
stationed at Pearl Harbour in December 1941.
 On the same day they launched simultaneous attacks
on Allied forces throughout Southeast Asia.
 Japanese seized repeated victory until the Battle of
Midway in June 1942
 Throughout 1943, Allies gained momentum winning
the battles at Vella Gulf and landing at New Guinea
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Gilbert & Marshall Islands Campaign
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The Gilbert and Marshall Island campaign was the first offensive operation from the
United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific theatre. It lasted from November
1943 through February 1944 and was preceded by a raid on Makin Island.
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Mariana and Palau Islands Campaign
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This was another major offensive operation launched by the United Stats against Japense
imperial forces. It lasted from June-November 1944 and was intended to neutralize
Japenese bases in the central Pacific, help the Allies retake the Phillipines and provide
bases for future strategic bombing campaigns.
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Aleutian Islands Campaign
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign took place in the North Pacific over the Aleutian Island’s
which are part of Alaska. It lasted from June 1942 – August 1943. Two small island’s were
controlled by the Japanese and because of the remoteness of the island and the difficult
weather and terrain, it took almost a year before the US was able to force them out.
 #1 = Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
#2 = Sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse, December 10, 1941
#3= Battle of Java Sea, February 27, 1942
#4 = Raids into the Indian Ocean, March 31 - April 9, 1942
#5 = Battle of the Coral Sea, May 7-8, 1942
#6 = Battle of Midway, June 4, 1942
#7 = Battle of the Komandorski Islands, March 26, 1943
#8 = Battle of the Phillipine Sea, June 19-20, 194
#9 = Battle of Iwo Jima, February 19, 1945- March 26, 1945
#10 = Sinking of Yamato, April 7, 1945
#11 = Final Destruction, July 24 & 28, 1945
 Casualties & Losses
China: 20,900,000
USA: 106,207
Philippines: 57,000
Australia: 17,500
Soviet Union: 12,031
United Kingdom:
India Empire: 2, 174, 000