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PACIFIC IN THE 1930’S The Japanese Empire was at war with

China throughout the 1930’s.

In the late 1930’s, the United States began to put embargos on scrap steel and oil to Japan.Hoped to force the Japanese to leave China

without war.

The United States was following a plan of ISOLATIONISM (Staying out of the affairs of the rest of the world)

JAPAN’S RESPONSE The Japanese were angry about not being

able to purchase scrap metal from the United States. It slowed their military production

The Japanese began to plan to get the needed resources from the Pacific nations and islands. Indonesia – oilSoutheast Asia – RubberChina - Metals

PACIFIC BEFORE WORLD WAR 2

DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS The United States wanted to use

diplomacy to get the Japanese out of China.

United States moves US Navy from California to Hawaii Japanese considered this a threat.

Japan’s military government wanted to get the United States and Europeans out of the Pacific forever.

Japan planned to attack the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor

PLANS GO AHEAD… Japanese hold war games and practice

the attack for months!

Diplomacy was going on until November 27th, 1941.

The Japanese fleet was at sea moving toward Pearl harbor at the same time….

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Japanese Losses 4 Aircraft Carriers

275 planes, 2,400 men 2 or 3battleships

damaged 2 Heavy Cruisers sunk

3 more damaged

1light cruiser damaged 3 or 4 destroyers sunk Estimated total number

of personnel lost: 4,800.

U.S. Navy Losses 1 Aircraft carrier -

Yorktown 1 Destroyer sunk. 150 aircraft lost in action

or damaged Personnel:

92 officers 215 men.

THE ATOMIC BOMB

IS DROPPED:HIROSHIMA

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6 August 1945 And

9 August 1945

HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI6 August 1945 9 August 1945

NAGASAKI AFTER THE BOMB