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- Japanese and U.S. relations worsened when Japan invaded Manchuria and later French Indochina.
- FDR moved the Pacific fleet from San Diego to Oahu, which was seen as a threat to Japan
- U.S. cut off trade w/ Japan
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| Why did the Japan attack Pearl Harbor? |
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- To keep U.S. out of the the war in the Pacific between Japan & Britain
- To discourage U.S. from entering the war
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| What was the purpose of the attack on Pearl Harbor? |
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- Sunday December 7, 1941 at 7:55 am, 180+ planes dive bombed the naval and air bases at Pearl Harbor
- Transmitted a declaration of war to the U.S. while the attack was taking place
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| What was the date Pearl Harbor attacked and time? Also, what did Japan Empire do? |
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- Signed by FDR after Pearl Harbor resulted in internment of 100,000+ Japanese-Americans (mostly on west coast); more than 2/3 were citizens
- 1/3 of nation declared "off limits" to people of Japanese decent
- People allowed to leave if enlisted in the army
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| What was executive order #9066? |
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| He signed a bill apologizing for internment camps and each surving person was awarded $20,000. |
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| In 1988 what did Pres. Regan due concerning Japanese Internment camps |
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- To slow down counterattack after PH, that Japan knew would be coming.
- U.S./Filipino army trapped on the Bataan Peninsula, those who couldn't escape were taken POW, marched to a camp
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| Why did the Japan attack the Philipines |
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- Japanese didn't have enough resources to support its soldiers, so not enough resources for the POWs.
- Found any excuse to kill you b/c if they kill you they don't have to feed you
- Many POWs were died by being killed, disease, malnutrition, dehydration, heart stroke
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| U.S. strategy to win the war in the pacific. Plan to begin taking an island at a time from Hawaii moving west and Australia moving towards Japan. |
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| Japan took the Chinese coast, Korea, all of SE Asia |
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- First naval battle to regain control of S. Pacific (north of Australia)
- Both sides' ships never saw or fired on each other
- Only aircrafts were used
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- Lt. Doolittle led a raid of 16 bombers from aircraft carrier (USS Hornet) on Tokyo.
- All planes crash landed
- Idea was to boost U.S. morale and show the Japanese that they weren't safe, not even at home
- Japanese relized they needed to expand their perimeter in the Pacific (Midway)
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- Japan navy wanted destroy U.S. naval base b/c realized they needed to extend the defensive perimeter
- Adm. Nimitz genius plan
- Turning point in the Pacific War
- Japan never able to attack again
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| While Nimitz sailed to Midway, Yammamoto sent planes to attack Midway and nimitz attacked Japanese planes |
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| Guadalcanal (Aug '42 - Feb '43) |
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- First time U.S. soldiers fought guerilla style warfare in a jungle
- U.S./Australia/New Zealand Army combo overwhelmed Japan and took the islands
- Contained an airfield, Japan needed to attack Australia
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- Battle to take back the Phillipines
- Also would split Japan from SE Asia
- 1st time Kamikaze (divine wind) pilots were used
- Included 4 major battles, largest naval operation of Pacific War
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- Japanese soldiers in the island
- 1st battle on Japanese soil
- Banzai attacks were common
- Land had erupting volcano
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| With Iwo Jima the long range of B-29 bombers could now reach Japan with fighter escorts |
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| What was the purpose of taking Iwo Jima? |
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| Okinawa (March - June 1945) |
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- 2nd bloodiest battler of WW2 (Bulge - 1st)
- W/o atomic bomb (yet), seemed invasion of Japan was necessary
- Largest invasion of the Pacific war and the most fierce fighting
- Banzai attacks and Kamikaze missions failed to hold the island
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| Many soldiers surrendered and many civilians commited suicide b/c they believed U.S. soldiers would kill them |
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| What was the reaction from the soldiers and the civilians from the invasion of Okinawa? |
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