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WWII in the Pacific 4.8.13- Pacific theater of Operationso Pearl harbor didn’t destroy air craft carriers- Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942o Stopped Japanese threat to Australiao Ships don’t see each other. It's done entirely by airways.o Japanese main goal was to take over Australia.o Fight it out to pretty much a draw. But it stopped the Japanese push to the south.- Battle of Midway, June 1942o Only thing on Midway Island was an airfield, some buildings, and some supplies. o The Japanese wanted it for it’s airfield They could use it to attack Hawaii o At this point in the war, we’ve more or less crack the Japanese naval code.o War done completely by airwayso At the end, 4 Japanese aircraft carriers and 248 aircrafts are destroyed. United States lost 1 aircraft carrier and 150 aircrafts. It alsodestroyed Japanese aircraft capabilities. o This war stops Japanese offensive operation and changes them to focus on defense.- General McArthur fled from the Philippines to Australia. o “I shall return.”- Attacko General Nimitz: wanted to “island hop” o General McArthur: wanted to attack Philippines.  1944 he makes it back to the Philippineso They were both allowed a try.o 1945 we begin closing in on Japan- Battle of Iwo Jima, Feb. to March 1945o US: 6,000 killed and 19,000 woundedo Japan: 21,000 killedo Very bloody battleo This island is strategically important  Emergency landing point for aircraft if the Atomic Bomb was going to be used.  First island that’s actually Japanese soil- Battle of Okinawa, April to June 1945o Over 95,000 killed, including many civilians who committed suicideo The first time where we confront the Japanese civilian populationo Use of flamethrowers were instrumentalo US lost 10,000 troops and 35,000 wounded. - Double victoryo 99th pursuit squadron, the Tuskegee Airmano “Help achieve victory in the Pacific and victory at home against racism”o Eleanor Roosevelt supported black pilots o 1941: formation of 99th squadrono 1943: sent to Africao 1944: part of bomber escorto “Red tails”o Highly decorated unit- Atomic Bombo Truman took over Presidency He looked at the number of soldiers that would have been killed on both sides. Estimated 500,000 US casualties. o Hiroshima: Aug. 6, 1945. 166,000 killed Military industrial city After we dropped this bomb we offered the Japanese the abilityto surrendero Nagasaki: Aug. 9, 1945. 80,000 killed Military industrial town Japanese finally surrendered Aug. 1945- Japanese war atrocitieso Rape of Nankingo Bataan death marcho Chemical weaponso Human testingo Treatment of prisonerso Cannibalismo Comfort women: kidnapped Chinese women and forced them into prostitution for the Japanese soldiers- The Holocaust’o 6 million Jews were murderedo 3 million Soviet Prisonerso 2 million Poleso 1.5 Roma people (gypsies)o In 1941, 80% of the victims of the holocaust were still livingo Wannsee Conference, Jan. 1942o Ordinary people committed these


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