14.4 Victory in Europe and the Pacific

Objective: Describe major turning points of the war, and

key strategic decisions made at the end the war.

I. Nazis Defeated

May 8, 1945 was named V.E. Day (victory in Europe)

The next goal of the Allies was to defeat Japan

II. Struggle for the PacificUntil mid-1942 the Japanese had a series of

victoriesMay, 1942 the Japanese gained control of the

PhilippinesPrisoner were forced to walk 65-miles in what

is called the “Bataan Death March”

Bataan Death March

II. Struggle for the Pacific cont.After the battles of Midway and the Coral Sea

the U.S. take the offensive

Victory at Guadalcanal marks the beginning of an "Island hopping” campaign.The goal to recapture islands held by the

Japanese Gen. Douglas MacArthur led forces

northward toward Japan.

III. Defeat for JapanBy mid-1945 most of Japan’s army and navy

had been defeated.The question: invasion or the Bomb?

Bloody battle on Okinawa – showed the Japanese would fight to the death

1945 some Japanese pilots chose to be “kamikaze” Kamikaze=suicide mission=driving their planes into

American war ships

III. Defeat for Japan cont.The Manhattan Project1. Research on scientists on how to use the

atom2. First tested July, 1945 at Alamogordo, New

Mexico3. After FDR’s death President Harry Truman

took over the office of President a. He new the bomb would cause terrible

destructionb. Consulted his advisors and decided to use

the “Atomic Bomb” to save American lives.

III. Defeat for Japan cont. (2)August of 1945 an American plane dropped

the bomb on a Hiroshima, Japaninstantly killed 70,000 people

August 8th, Soviet Union declared war on Japan

August 9th, U.S. drops the 2nd bomb on Nagasaki40,00 people killed instantly

August 10th Emperor Hirohito intervened and forced the Japanese gov. to surrender

Ticket Out the Door!Write a summary of the notes that you have

taken. Use at least 7 vocab (red) words from the powerpoint)

Include: major turning points of the war, and key strategic decisions that were made at the end of the war. (minimum of five sentences)