America Enters the War

Hideki Tojo – Japanese Prime MinisterKnown as “the Razor” – very sharp man

Summer of 1941 – US and Japan tried to work things out

Japan wanted to expand more, US against it!

Tojo gave up on peace

December 7th, 1941Attack at Pearl

Harbor

6 aircraft carriers

360 airplanes

Battleships, cruisers, and subs

2500 killed

Left little doubt – declared war on Japan

Moved from isolationists to interventionists

House voted 388 – 1 to join in

During the course of the war 16 million Americans servedAll ethnic and racial backgrounds joinedSegregated units! Limited at first to supporting roles!

Tuskegee AirmenNavajo Code Talkers

WAC

Women’s Army Corps -1943 – Provided clerical workers, truck drivers, instructors etc…for the US Army

150,000

600 received medals!

War Production Board – 1942 – Massive spending! Created military materials.

First time in 10 years – a job for every worker!

Fighting in the Pacific

General Douglas MacArthur – commander of US Army in Asia

Japan had taken Guam, Wake Island and Hong Kong

December 22, 1941

MacArthur miscalculated strength of Japan

Forced to retreat

Fell from Manila to Bataan

Soldiers had to surrender toJapanese - 75,000

Bataan Death March

Now POW’s – Prisoners of WarForced to march 55 miles to Bataan Peninsula

More than 700 died…

Battle of Coral Sea

Battle in the Pacific – May 1942

Fought Japanese without ever seeing them –

Gave us a new sense of confidence

Assignment

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Define all of the words under #1 in your notebook. Keep in your notes