Japan and the PacificIlwon ChangRoger Kim

Review Japanese dreamed of empire

Overcrowded Shortages of resource

Conquering other countries Lead to World War II

Japan Seeks a Pacific Empire In 1931, Japan started

growing Took over Manchuria

In 1940, U.S. cracked Japanese secret code Japanese planned to

conquer over Southeast Asia

It threatened Guam, Philippine, which belonged to U.S.

Roosevelt cut off oil supply to Japan

Isoroku Yamamoto

Hawaii, “a dagger pointed at our throat”

Planned attacks in S.E. Asia & Pacific

Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese naval admiral, said that Hawaii must be destroyed

December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl HarborPearl Harbor Though U.S. knew that Japan will attack, b

ut they didn’t know when or where would it be.

8 battleships, 2400 died, 1000 injured U.S. Congress declared war http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

=2LJ7TDqHrmo

Bombing on Pearl Harbor

Japanese Victories Took over Guam & Wake Island Attacked Philippines Took over Hong Kong (Britain) &

Singapore & Indonesia Overall Japan conquered 1million mi2

which equals to about 26 land area of South Korea

The Allies Strike Back Allies(Americans,

Australians) wanted revenge

U.S. sent 16 B-25 bombers to Tokyo and other Japanese cities under Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle Little damage, but raised the

Allies’ psychological points(morale)

Allies Turn the Tide of War In May 1942,

American fleet intercepted Japanese strike force Port Moresby (can

easily invade Australia)

Allied airbase in New Guinea held back Japanese force

Leads to the Battle of the Coral Sea

Battle of the Coral Sea New naval warfare –

airplanes from aircraft carriers

Allies lost more ships than Japanese

Japanese claimed victory

First time to stop Japan’s expansion

The Battle of Midway Japan targeted

Midway Island June 1942, Japanese

code was broken Allies knew 150

Japanese ships coming to Midway World’s largest

battleship, carrying Admiral Yamamoto

Chester Nimitz New commander in chief of

the U.S. Pacific Fleet Was outnumbered by four to

one June 4,1948 – planned an

ambush, hiding forces beyond the horizon

332 Japanese planes, all four aircraft carriers, one support ship destroyed

June 6 – the battle was over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2jzE5k13Mw

Douglas MacArthur

Commander of the Allied land force

“island-hop” and pass Japanese strong points

Seize not well-defended islands

Cut supply lines by using air power to starve Japanese troops

Battle of Guadalcanal U.S. knew Japanese were

building huge air base on the island of Guadalcanal

Aug 7, 1942 – 19,000 U.S. Marines + Australian support attacked Guadalcanal

Feb, 1943 – Japan abandoned, losing 23,000 out of 36,000

Guadalcanal = “the Island of Death”

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