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Pacific Theater WW2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| years studying? | 1937-1945 |
| JAPANESE BLITZKRIEG. dates? | JAPANESE BLITZKRIEG Dec. 1941-June 1942 |
| 2 goals of surprise attack in december 41? | 1. Cripple U.S. Navy 2. Also wanted to seize oil producing colonies in Southeast Asia |
| Also wanted to seize oil producing colonies in Southeast Asia | remember we put an oil embargo on them, so they need oil from other places. Most of the oil was in Indonesia U.S. possession of the Philippines are in the way of Japan getting to Indonesia |
| who is in charge of the american army in the philipppeans? | Douglas MacArthur |
| bataan penisula | we try to hold out against the japanese until help arrives we end up surrendering |
| Bataan "death march" | they marched us to a prison camp they believed that the japanese race was superior they were the most brutal in WWII because they saw everyone as inferior and it didn't matter to them if they killed everyone off 1000s of people die on this march |
| japan winning streak? | -There's about a six month winning streak for Japan as they sweep through |
| turning point date? japan stops expanding. | may-june 1942 |
| battle of th ecoral sea. date? | 1942 |
| FIRST SIGNIFCANGE DEFEAT OF JAPANA? | CORAL REEF |
| Battle of coral reef. what went down? | the japanese invasion is meant to take out Australia U.S. navy meets Japanese navy in the Coral Sea where we sink one of their aircraft carriers and damage the other 2 so bad that they have to go back for repair |
| japan's carrier damage in coral reef? | -Not only did we stop them but we sunk one aircraft carrier and damage the othertwo, so they had to go back to Japan for repairs- incapacitated all 3 of their carriers |
| 2nd major attack in 42? what went down? | their 2nd major attack in the summer of '42 Sunk 4 Japanese aircraft carriers From here on out, the US is on attack and Japan is on the defensive (axis) |
| japan's knew about midway? did US know? how? | -We have an American officer who tricks the Japanese into revealing where they're headed -We know they're coming and they have NO IDEA- were not expecting this massive onslaught from U.S. ;; we had surprised them with 3carriers |
| 1st battle that US is on the attack. date? | Battle of Guadalcanal (1942-43) |
| battle of guadalcanal. how long? US realizes what? | Long (6 months) and Bloody!!! we realize we CANT fight all battles this way. Forces us to adopt a strategy to attack Japan... island hopping |
| island hopping stragedy? | Bypass the islands that japanese controlled 2. Aim for island with airfields - WHY? So we can can take it over easily We would have the air power (KEY to the war in the pacific) |
| 2 major island hopping attacks? northern and southern wing generals? | Northern Wing: Admiral Chester Nimitz Southern Wing: Douglas MacArthur |
| philipeans by hwat date? | oct 1944 |
| japan's last stand/ largest naval battle? | 1. Battle of Leyte Gulf (1944) Japanese last stand. Largest Naval Battle - EVER! US wins! Kamikaze (Fly their planes into US battle ships-suicide) first used. |
| who is the philippines retaken by? | macArthur |
| why do we want iwo jima and okiwana? | 2. Air Strips (this is the reason we want these islands) 1,200 miles away from the nearest US airstrip We want to obtain these so that it will be closer Use these islands to send bombers nonstop to bomb Japan |
| fmaous flag raising. where? date? | B. Iwo Jima, Feb-march (1945) 1. Mt. Suribachi flag raising Famous flag raising!!! |
| The BLOODIEST battle of the pacific theater? date? | C. Okinawa, april-june (1945) 1. THE bloodiest battle of the whole Pacific theater |
| "operation downfall" | 1. The operation name for the invasion of Japan operation that never took place. We used the bomb. WHY? |
| if we conducted "operation downfall" what would happen? what goes down? | Estimate some 11 million Japanese deaths by the time we conquered the main island and cost 1 million American losses. "FAT MAN" - The bomb! Trueman option of the invasion or the fat man. We want them suffer so bad that they HAVE to surrender |
| FIRST nuke ever used? where? date? | E. Hiroshima (aug. 6, 1945) |
| Nagasaki. what? when? result? | F. Nagasaki (Aug. 9, 1945) 2nd nuke, 3 days later. Gave up after this. Threatened to nuke Tokyo, but didn't have |
| USS Missouri. what when? | G. V-J(victory over japan) Day (Sept. 2, 1945). 1. USS Missouri - Ship that the japanese officially surrendered to us. President Clinton changed the name from V-J day to V-P (victory in the pacific) bc it was more "politically correct" |
| V-J day. what when? | G. V-J(victory over japan) Day (Sept. 2, 1945) They surrendered at whatever cost. |
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