World War

II

World War

IIThe War in the Pacific

Japanese Conquests

Singapore - BritishPhilippines - AmericanMalaysia - BritishIndochina - French Burma – BritishEast Indies - Dutch

Bataan Death March

30,000 American soldiers and 30,000 Philippino soldiers forced to march 60 miles in 10 days without food. Those who could not walk were killed by the Japanese.

1942

Douglas MacArthuro Commander of Allied forces

in the Pacific. o Forced out of the Philippineso Supported “Island Hopping”

Strategy in the Pacific.o Recaptured the Philippineso In charge of the formal

surrender of Tokyo, o Remained in Japan to

command the occupation forces there & oversee rebuilding of the country.

Chester W. NimitzCommander in chief of the

Pacific Fleet. Defeated the Japanese navy

in the Battle of the Coral Sea,

the Battle of Midway, and in the Solomon Islands.

Attacked the Mariana Islands defeated the Japanese Fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

Born in Fredericksburg, Texas

TURNING POINTS

1942 – PACIFIC – Battle of Midway

The U.S. Navy decisively defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy, inflicting irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet. The Japanese lost 4 aircraft carriers, 248 aircraft and 3,057 men killed.

Flying Tigers• American pilots who volunteered to serve

in the Chinese Air Force before U.S. entered the war

• Later transferred to the United States after Pearl Harbor

• Played a vital role in the air war in China and Burma

Code Talkers Henry Bake and George Kirk send messages in the Pacific Theater, 1943

Navajo Code Talkers• Used to transmit messages in the

Pacific Theater• Based on the Navajo language• Navajo words frequently substituted for

military terms• Code never broken

The Pacific

1942-43 – Guadalcanal1943 – Tarawa1944-45 – The Philippines1945 – Iwo Jima Okinawa