WWII in Japan

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right wing
receive criticism for ignoring Japan's anti-Japanese sentiment and expansionist aims
left wing
argue that Japan was directed to war by militarists with the Manchurian crisis
moderate
Marco Polo bridge incident
December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor
Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore, Dutch East Indies, and Burma
British territories in Asia
Burma
where Japanese wanted rice from
New Guinea + Solomon Islands
want launching pad for Austrailia
Port Moresby
Japanese goal in Coral Sea; in order to cut off US aid to Austrailia
Battle of Coral Sea
first major battle using aircraft carriers
Battle of Coral Sea
US broke naval codes using Magic
Battle of Coral Sea
USS Yorktown was damaged
refueling station
importance of atoll
Alleutian Islands
Japanese diversion in Midway
90%
percentage of plans the US knew for Midway
Battle of Midway
US turning point in pacific
4
number of AC destroyed in Midway
Guadalcanal
US wanted to take airstrip
Guadalcanal
another attempt to cut off US supply to Austrailia
Guadalcanal
no further threat to New Zealand and Austrailia
31,000
Japanese losses at Guadalcanal
7,000
US losses at Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal
turning point for Japan
bypass fortified Japanese positions
capture specific islands
build airfields
install large #s of aircrafts
use island to destroy Japanese ships
process for island hopping
1943
US had naval and air superiority
B17
first used to bomb Japanese ships and military bases
1944
B29 replaced B17
incendiary bombs
used to bomb areas with 100,000+ people
Tokyo
80-100,000 people killed and 25% of city destroyed
3,500
US troops died in Saipan
24,000
Japanese troops died in Saipan
Saipan
allowed them to go after Philippines and closer to bomb S. Japan
Philippines
supplied rubber to Japanese industry and route of oil tankers
Leyte Gulf
largest naval battle
Leyte Gulf
Kamikazes first appeared here
Largest naval battle in history
radar
what Japan used Iwo Jima for
launching point for Japan
US goal for Japan
660 miles
distance Iwo Jima is from Japan
mines
Japanese strategy in Iwo Jima
preliminary bombardment
US strategy in Iwo Jima
1 month
time it took to take Iwo Jima
22,000
Japanese troops at Iwo Jima
70,000
US troops at Iwo Jima
26,000
US casualties at Iwo Jima
Okinawa
significance was that it was close to Japan; US could increase bombing in Japan and territories in China
81 days
time it took to take Okinawa
95,000
Japanese troops died in Okinawa
110,000
Japanese troops in Okinawa
7,000
US troops who died in Okinawa
200,000
US troops sent to Okinawa
1200, 4 AC
US ships at Okinawa
Okinawa
Japanese Imperial Navy was destroyed
Hiroshima
factories and wartime industry
August 6, 1945
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
August 9, 1945
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki--USSR invaded Manchuria
80,000
died at Hiroshima
40,000
died at Nagasaki
Hirohito
still remained in power despite allied occupation and war crimes trials
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