Chapter 12, Section 5- War in the Pacific (foldable questions)

What are the Cons of the Atomic Bomb:

*killed a lot of innocent civilians *environmental effects of radiation

What are the Pros of the Atomic Bomb:

*prevented loss of American lives *may force Japan to surrender

The Japanese forced their Bataan prisoners to march to a prison camp, that was 60 miles away. Many of these prisoners were starved and sick. 76,000 prisoners started to march, but when they reached the prison camp, 54,000 prisoners survived.

Bataan Death March

Occurred in October. American ships destroyed most of the Japanese fleet in this battle in the Philippines.

Battle of Leyte Gulf

Occurred in June 1942. Northwest of Hawaii, the American Navy destroyed 4 Japanese aircraft carriers and hundreds of airplanes.

Battle of Midway

An American general who commanded Filipino and American troops. His troops were forced to retreat to the rugged Bataan Peninsula west of Manila and the small island fortress of Corregidor.

Douglas MacArthur

Occurred between August 1942 and February 1943. The American forces engaged in a campaign for control of one of the Solomon Islands. This was one of the Solomon Islands. Japanese put up stiff resistance but the Americans managed to secure the islands.

Guadalcanal

What was the strategy of island hopping and what was its purpose?

Island hopping is a strategy for attacking and capturing certain key islands by using bases and airfields on those islands. The purpose of island hopping is that the United States was able to move closer to Japan.

List the important events in the Pacific Theater of Operation: March 1945: July 1945: August 1945: September 1945:

March 1945: American forces seize control of the island of Iwo Jima July 1945: The first atomic bomb was tested near Alamogordo in the New Mexican desert August 1945: Enola Gay drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki/V-J Day was proclaimed September 1945: Japan signs formal surrender aboard the battleship USS Missouri. World War II had finally ended.

What is significant about the Battle of Midway?

The American Navy was able to destroy 4 Japanese aircraft carriers and hundreds of planes. In this way, the United States was ready to go on offensive against the Japanese.

What was the Manhattan Project?

The Manhattan Project was the development of an atomic bomb that was top secret and created by Roosevelt.

Why were the battles on the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa important to the Americans?

The battles on the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa were important to the Americans because the United States was able to have 2 victories against Japan and brought the United States closer to Japan.

What was the goal of the Manhattan Project?

The development of the atomic bomb, so that the United States could use it against the Japanese.

What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific and why?

The turning point of WWII in the Pacific was the Battle of Midway. It was the turning point of the war because the U.S. Navy was able to destroy 4 Japanese aircraft carriers and hundreds of airplanes. This battle also made the United States ready to go on the offensive on Japan. For example, because of the American victory in the Battle of Midway, the Americans were able to use the strategy, island hopping, which would lead to capturing more islands and moving closer to Japan.

August 15, 1945. Stands for "Victory over Japan." World War II had finally ended.

V-J Day

A strategy used during WWII that called for attacking and capturing certain key islands and using these islands as bases to leapfrog to others.

island hopping

During WWII, a Japanese suicide pilot whose mission was to crash into his target. These pilots sank several American destroyers during the battle for Okinawa.

kamikaze