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Who were the main countries that made up
the Axis powers? List the country that
would be involved in the Pacific theater
first
Circle the following places, then label with
the letter
Hawaii - H
Japan – J
The Philippines – P
Midway Island - M
BEFORE PEARL HARBOR
(1941)
AFTER PEARL HARBOR
(1942)
What new territories did the Japanese acquire? (pair and share)
Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle
16 U.S. Bombers pushed into Tokyo, Japan
(and other cities)
Effect: • Good for emotions of American
army and citizens
• Took the Japanese down a notch
Americans broke Japanese code to find that Midway was their next point of attack
We surprised the Japanese and bombed their aircraft carriers before they could get any planes up
Effect: • Japan loses 4 of their 6 aircraft
carriers and 250 planes….navy weakened
Part of the Island Hopping plan • We also wanted to put a naval base
here
19,000 American soldiers in “hell”
• Tompkins reads excerpt from soldier
6 months later…Japanese abandon island
Effect: • Allies are now on the OFFENSIVE,
not defensive
In the Philippines
Japanese try out the
kamikaze tactic here • 424 kamikaze pilots sunk 16
ships and damaged 80
Effect: • Japan ultimately loses
• Japanese Navy never plays a
large part in war again
Critical for U.S. to obtain
because of its proximity to
the island of Japan
U.S. wins, but nearly 7,000
men die
Effect: • We secure a close base to
Japan
Okinawa is just south of the main
islands of Japan
1,900 kamikazes sent
110,000 Japanese lives lost
7,600+ Americans die
Effect • Foreshadowing of invasion of Japan?
Pretending like you don’t know the future
history of the war…. What do you think a
smart next move would be as the U.S.
military (concerning Japan)?
What do you think would be the worst part
of being a WW2 soldier in the Pacific
Theater?
See Tompkins’ slides.
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