JAPAN’S PACIFIC CAMPAIGN

JAPAN’S PACIFIC CAMPAIGN

Objectives: Chapter 16, Section 2

Explain how Japanese expansionism led to war with the Allies in Asia.

Describe Japan’s early battle successes.

Explain how the Allies were able to stop Japanese expansion.

Summarize Allied battle strategy.

JAPAN’S PACIFIC CAMPAIGN Japan is trying to take over much of Asia Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

U.S. aware of Japan’s plans for S.E. Asia They wanted American controlled Philippine Islands & Guam So U.S. will send aid to strengthen Chinese against Japan U.S. will cut off oil supplies to Japan Japan will not stop Isoroku Yamamoto- Japanese Admiral who will call for

attack on Pearl Harbor

DAY OF INFAMY December 7, 1941- attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor 19 ships: 8 Battleships, 2300 killed, 1100 wounded “a date which will live in infamy”- Roosevelt War is declared on Japan and it’s Allies Japanese move on to British colony of Hong Kong and

American controlled Guam and Wake Island

JAPANESE VICTORIESGuam and Wake Island fall to Japan

Turn their attention to Philippines U.S. and Pilipino take up defensive position on Bataan

Peninsula Japanese will take Peninsula Brutal treatment was used against prisoners

The Allies Strike Back U.S. wanted revenge for Pearl Harbor Battle of the Coral Sea will be victorious in preventing

Japan’s Southward advance Battle of Midway

W. of Hawaii, American airfield Japanese vs. Americans from Pearl Harbor Yamamoto will order crippled fleet to withdraw Will be the turning tide for the war in Pacific

AN ALLIED OFFENSIVE U.S. moral high after Battle of Midway

General Douglas McArthur- commander of Allied land forces

Battle of Guadalcanal- fighting between U.S. and Japan on the island of Guadalcanal

“island hopping” to seize islands and get closer to Japan

Japanese will abandon

CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS

How did Yamamoto justify a preemptive strike on the U.S.?

He argued the U.S. had threatened Japan.

Summarize the fighting in the Pacific between December 1941 and 1942.

Japan had a series of victories, some easy and some hard-fought