Transcript World War II (1931

The Pacific Theatre
And
America’s Entry Into WWII
Chapter 16 Section 2
I. Japanese Empire
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Japan was eager to become
the major empire of the
Pacific.
In 1931-1932 Japan
conquered China’s northern
province of Manchuria.
By 1941 Japan had a
stronghold on the Pacific
islands, Korea, and Taiwan.
Japan wants to be the
dominant empire in the
Pacific and Asia.
What problems did Japan
face in building an empire in
the Pacific?
Isoroku Yamamoto
Hideki Tojo
II. Neutral America?
1. Neutrality Acts 1935-1937
a. “Cash and carry” (1939) pay for
materials but must take away
themselves.
2. Military Preparedness
a. The Ocean Navy and Air Force are
built up.
b. 1940 Selective Service Act (Draft)
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Lend-Lease Act of 1941
a. Allowed president to lend or lease goods to any
nation whose defense he deemed necessary for the
defense of the US.
b. Total amount $50 billion.
4. Japanese Embargo
a. Who does the Pacific belong to?
b. 1940-1941 the US protested the Japanese
occupation of French Indochina (Vietnam).
c. US responded by cutting off sales of vital scrap iron
and oil to Japan.
III.
America Enters WWII:
Pearl Harbor
1. To avoid further American response the
Japanese attacked the Pearl Harbor naval
base on December 7, 1941.
2. Yamamoto planned the surprise attack on
the US.
3. How did the Japanese plan to catch the
European colonial powers and the US by
surprise?
4. USA declares war on Japan the
following day.
5. Germany and Italy immediately
declare war on the US.
6. Did Admiral Yamamoto make a
wise decision in bombing Pearl
Harbor? Why or why not?
7. Why was America “lucky” at
Pearl Harbor
IV. Early Victories for Japan
1. European and American possessions
in the Pacific were falling to Japan.
2. Americans were defeated in Bataan,
Philippines.
3. Bataan Death March
4. Why do you think the Japanese
changed their approach from trying
to win the support of the colonized
peoples to acting as conquerors?
Doolittle Raid
April 18, 1942
1. A raid on Japan led by Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy
Doolittle.
2. The first carrier based attack of WWII by the United
States. (Hornet)
3. Large planes with far greater range than carrierbased bombers were used.
4. The attack on Tokyo did not cripple the Japanese,
but it did lift the moral of the American people.
Battle of Coral Sea 4-8 May 1942
• Strategic victory for Allies
– Morale boost
– Weakened aircraft force
– Could not fight @ Midway
– Opened up South Pacific to
invasion
• In what ways was this battle a new
kind of naval warfare?
Battle of Midway
1. The Americans then turned the tide of the war for
good after defeating Isoroku Yamamoto at the
Battle of Midway.
Guadalcanal – Aug. 1942-Feb. 1943
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Douglas MacArthur
The Island of Death
The beginning of the end
Explain General Douglas MacArthur's Island-hopping strategy.
What was the strategic significance of Guadalcanal?
Why was it important for America to be successful at
Guadalcanal?