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Guadalcanal
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Guadalcanal- Part of Solomon Island chain, Japanese began building an airfield. US need to invade to stop the construction of airfield. Aug. 7, 1942 Americans invade Guadalcanal. 1st marine division landed. ** Vast majority of Japanese casualties were killed, not a lot of wounded. ** Rules of warfare different in Pacific than in Europe.
US captured the airfield, and then had to protect/defend it against the Japanese. Lasted 6 months. One tactic the Japanese used was “banzai charges” (ran and screamed). Suicidal. Feb. 1943- Japanese evacuated Guadalcanal and the island was secure. Japanese casualties: 24,000 (killed). American causalities: 6,000 (wounded and killed). |
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Leyte Gulf
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Oct. 1944- MacArthur returns to the Philippines.
Leyte Gulf: huge naval battle, complicated, big defeat of Japanese Navy, after this battle, Japanese will NEVER fight a naval battle. Make first kamikaze appearance. Kamikaze: Japanese pilot, identifies American vessel, and crashed into it. ** Philippines campaign lasted till April 1945. |
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Iwo Jima
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1945: Iwo Jima: important for location, Japanese spent months preparing defense. Feb 19 1945- marines landed
Mt Suribachi was captured by Americans. It was a bloody campaign; virtually all Japanese’s were killed. |
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Okinowa
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Okinowa: next target, 350 miles from Japan, good location, bloodiest single campaign in Pacific. US- 500,000 troops, 1,500 naval vessels. Easter Sunday April 1, 1945- US went ashore, thousands of kamikaze.
US tactics: flame throwing, grenades in bunkers June-declared secure. |
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Curtis Lemay
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Curtis Lemay: believed he could end war without invading Japan. 1945, he changes bombing tactics. Thinks he can burn Japan into surrendering. “Fire bombing campaign” Hits 66 out of 69 cities. First city: Tokyo March 9.
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Manhattan Project, Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Manhattan Project: “Secret Weapon”
July 1945: successfully detonated a bomb Truman gave order to use Atomic bomb. Aug 6- 1st bomb: Hiroshima Aug 9-2nd bomb: Nagasaki ** These cities were important industrial complexes; had important military connections |
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V-J Day
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Aug. 14 1945- V-J Day, Japanese surrenders (victory over Japan)
War is over America suffered light casualties |
