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Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
• He was the U.S. Army
commander of the
Philippines
• When the Japanese
invaded in 1941, he was
ordered to retreat and
leave behind some of his
men and Filipino allies.
• He stated, “I shall
return” as he left
• He returned to liberate
the Philippines in 1945
Bataan Death March
Bataan Death March
Bataan Death March
Video
• The forced transfer by
the Imperial Japanese
Army of 76,000
American and Filipino
prisoners of war after
the three-month Battle
of Bataan in the
Philippines during World
War II
• Resulted in the deaths of
approx. 10,000 prisoners
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1,000 Americans
9,000 Filipinos
Chester Nimitz
Chester Nimitz
Chester Nimitz
• Fleet Admiral in the
United States Navy
• Became the commander
of all Allied land and sea
forces in the Pacific
Theater of WWII.
• From Fredericksburg,
Texas.
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers
• The 1st American
Volunteer Group (AVG)
of the Chinese Air Force
in 1941–1942
• Had the mission of
defending China against
Japanese forces
Navajo Code Talkers
Navajo Code Talkers
Navajo Code Talkers
• Molded their language
to transmit secret
communications in every
Pacific land battle from
1942 to 1945
• Tribal group is from the
American Southwest,
mostly Arizona.
• Their unbreakable code
played a major role in
saving Allied Force lives
and shortening the war
Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway
Video
• The Japanese attempted
to invade the island of
Midway
• The U.S. intercepted the
invasion plans and
ambushed the Japanese
• This was one of the most
decisive victories of the
war
• The Japanese lost 4
carriers
• This was the turning point
in the Pacific war
Island hopping
Island hopping
Island hopping
• The U.S. battle strategy
of only invading the
islands that were of
strategic importance
• This means that not all
of the islands were taken
• Usually the islands that
contained airfields were
ones that were taken
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima
Taking the Island
Taking Mt. Suribachi
Iwo Jima
• Battle that occurred on
an island 750 miles from
Japan
• Island had a tunnel
system that protected
the Japanese soldiers
• This is where the
marines raised the U.S.
flag that is one of the
most famous pictures of
the war
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Okinawa
Horrors of War
The Final Assault
• This was the first attack
on Japanese soil
• The Japanese were
heavily dug in and
fought to the last man
• Perhaps the bloodiest
battle of the war
• The U.S. lost about
49,000 men and the
Japanese lost more than
100,000
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
• Became the President
after Roosevelt died in
office
• Made the difficult
decision to drop the
atomic bombs in Japan
• His slogan – the “Buck
stops here.”
Manhattan Project
Manhattan Project
Manhattan Project
• A top secret project to
develop a new weapon
called the atomic bomb
• A group of scientists
began work in 1942 on
the project
• They completed and
tested the bomb in July
of 1944 in New Mexico.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
• A German scientist who
moved to the United
States shortly before the
war began
• Warned President
Roosevelt that the Nazis
were attempting to
create an atomic
weapon.
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
• Hiroshima was the target
of the first atomic bomb
• About 75,000 were killed
by the explosion and
most of the city was
destroyed
• Nagasaki was the second
city targeted by an
atomic bomb
• It killed about 70,000
people
• Within 5 years about
200,000 died from burns
and radiation sickness.