WW IIWW II

U.S. ENTRANCE 1941 –45U.S. ENTRANCE 1941 –45

PEARL HARBOR TO A BOMBPEARL HARBOR TO A BOMB

PEARL HARBOR PEARL HARBOR OAHU DEC 7OAHU DEC 7THTH 1941- 1941-

33 JAPANESE SHIPS 33 JAPANESE SHIPS INCLUDING 6 INCLUDING 6 AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT CARRIERS SAILD CARRIERS SAILD 200 MILES 200 MILES UNDETEDTED.UNDETEDTED.

LAUNCHED 353 LAUNCHED 353 AIRCRAFT 6AM – AIRCRAFT 6AM – 715AM 715AM

8 AM THEY 8 AM THEY CONVEREGED ON CONVEREGED ON BATLE SHIP ROW BATLE SHIP ROW AT PEARL HARBORAT PEARL HARBOR

1PM ALL BUT 29 1PM ALL BUT 29 RETURNED RETURNED

BY 1945 32 OF THE BY 1945 32 OF THE 33 SHIPS WOULD 33 SHIPS WOULD BE SUNKBE SUNK

PEARL HARBOR DEC 7PEARL HARBOR DEC 7THTH

7AM USS WARD 7AM USS WARD SINKS JAPANESE SINKS JAPANESE MINI SUBMINI SUB

7AM RADAR PICKS 7AM RADAR PICKS UP JAPANESE UP JAPANESE AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT IGNOREDIGNORED

7:55 AIR RAID 7:55 AIR RAID PEARL HARBORPEARL HARBOR

12 B-17’S ATTEMPT 12 B-17’S ATTEMPT TO LANDTO LAND

8:25 2000 8:25 2000 AMERICANS KILLED AMERICANS KILLED ON BATTLESHIP ON BATTLESHIP ROWROW

ARIZONA SUNK IN ARIZONA SUNK IN 9 MINUTES 1100 9 MINUTES 1100 MEN STILL ON MEN STILL ON BOARDBOARD

PEARL HARBOR DEC 7THPEARL HARBOR DEC 7TH

ATTACK WAS NOT ATTACK WAS NOT EXPECTED SUNDAY EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING- ALL MORNING- ALL SHIPS LINED UP SHIPS LINED UP TIED TO TENDERSTIED TO TENDERS

ALL AIRCRAFT ALL AIRCRAFT LINED UP ON LINED UP ON RUNWAYS RUNWAYS

USS NEVADA ONLY USS NEVADA ONLY SHIP TO GET SHIP TO GET UNDERWAYUNDERWAY

DELIBERATLY DELIBERATLY GROUNDED SO AS GROUNDED SO AS NOT TO BLOCK NOT TO BLOCK ENTRANCE TO ENTRANCE TO HARBORHARBOR

TACTICAL VICTORY TACTICAL VICTORY STRATEGIC DEFEATSTRATEGIC DEFEAT

JAPANESE GAINED JAPANESE GAINED TOTAL AND TOTAL AND COMPLETE COMPLETE SURPRISESURPRISE

LOST ALL SUBS LOST ALL SUBS AND ONLY 29 AND ONLY 29 PLANESPLANES

DESTROYED DESTROYED PACIFIC FLEET PACIFIC FLEET

JAPANESE MISSED JAPANESE MISSED OIL FIELDSOIL FIELDS DRY DOCKSDRY DOCKS AND THE 3 AND THE 3

AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT CARRIERS CARRIERS LEXINGTON – LEXINGTON – YORKTOWN- YORKTOWN- SARATOGASARATOGA

DESTROYER USS WARD DESTROYER USS WARD DD139DD139

                                

MIDGET Japanese Sub bellows MIDGET Japanese Sub bellows pointpoint

JAPANESE AIRCRAFT JAPANESE AIRCRAFT CARRIER PRIOR TO ATTACKCARRIER PRIOR TO ATTACK

DECK OF SHOKAKU DEC 7 DECK OF SHOKAKU DEC 7 19411941

VAL BOMBERS PREPARE TO VAL BOMBERS PREPARE TO ATTACK PEARLATTACK PEARL

““ZERO” LEAVING AKAGI FOR ZERO” LEAVING AKAGI FOR PEARLPEARL

KATE TORPEDO BOMBER KATE TORPEDO BOMBER LEAVING SHOKAKULEAVING SHOKAKU

Ford Island – Oahu HIFord Island – Oahu HI

                                         

    

BATTLESHIP ROW JAPANESE BATTLESHIP ROW JAPANESE VIEWVIEW

BATTLESHIP ROW AFTER BATTLESHIP ROW AFTER BB39 EXPLODESBB39 EXPLODES

BATTLESHIP ROW DURING BATTLESHIP ROW DURING ATTACK – JAPANESE PHOTOATTACK – JAPANESE PHOTO

BB 39 USS ARIZONABB 39 USS ARIZONA

BB 39 – OVER HALF OF THE BB 39 – OVER HALF OF THE DAYS CASUALTIESDAYS CASUALTIES

BB 39 AFIRE AND SINKINGBB 39 AFIRE AND SINKING

BB 39 DEC. 10 1041BB 39 DEC. 10 1041

BB 39 PORT BOW LOOKING BB 39 PORT BOW LOOKING AFTAFT

FOREMAST-CONNING-FOREMAST-CONNING-TURRET #2TURRET #2

FEB 1942 TURRET #3 #4 FEB 1942 TURRET #3 #4 SALVAGE LAND USESALVAGE LAND USE

MARCH 1943 SALVAGEMARCH 1943 SALVAGE

USS VIRGINIAUSS VIRGINIAUSS TENNESSEEUSS TENNESSEE

USS VIRGINIA USS VIRGINIA USS TENNESSEEUSS TENNESSEE

USS CALIFORNIAUSS CALIFORNIA

USS CALIFORNIA USS CALIFORNIA

KEEL USS OKLAHOMAKEEL USS OKLAHOMA

STERN SUNKEN STERN SUNKEN USS OKLAHOMAUSS OKLAHOMA

USS NEVADAUSS NEVADAAT HOSPITAL POINTAT HOSPITAL POINT

USS NEVADAUSS NEVADA

BATTLESHIP ROW AFTER BATTLESHIP ROW AFTER THE ATACKTHE ATACK

DESTROYER USS SHAWDESTROYER USS SHAW

USS CASSIN – DOWNES-USS CASSIN – DOWNES-PENNSYLVANIAPENNSYLVANIA

DAMAGED AIRCRAFT DAMAGED AIRCRAFT

B-17C HICKAM FIELDB-17C HICKAM FIELD

HANGAR AND AIRCRAFT HANGAR AND AIRCRAFT HICKAM FIELDHICKAM FIELD

PLANES AND HANGARS AT PLANES AND HANGARS AT WHEELER FIELD WHEELER FIELD

VIEW FROM THE HILLS VIEW FROM THE HILLS NORTH OF PEARLNORTH OF PEARL

USS ARIZONA BB 39 TODAYUSS ARIZONA BB 39 TODAY

                                                                          

   

Fall of the PhillipinesFall of the Phillipines

DEC 1941-MAY DEC 1941-MAY 19421942

OUTGUNNED OUTGUNNED OUTNUMBERED NO OUTNUMBERED NO WAY TO WAY TO REINFORCE – REINFORCE – PACIFIC FLEET WAS PACIFIC FLEET WAS DESTROYED ON DESTROYED ON DEC 7THDEC 7TH

Battan Death MarchBattan Death March

76000 AMERICAN 76000 AMERICAN AND PHILLIPINOS AND PHILLIPINOS SURRENDERED SURRENDERED

6 DAY 60 MILE 6 DAY 60 MILE FORCED POW FORCED POW MARCH – MARCH – RESULTED IN 5000 RESULTED IN 5000 MURDERSMURDERS

CORREGIDOR FALLSCORREGIDOR FALLS

LAST BASTION TO LAST BASTION TO SURRENDER SURRENDER ISLAND GUARDING ISLAND GUARDING ENTRANCE TO ENTRANCE TO MANILA BAYMANILA BAY

CALLED THE ROCKCALLED THE ROCK MAC ARTHUR’S MAC ARTHUR’S

LAST STRONHOLDLAST STRONHOLD

Doolittle RaidDoolittle Raid

APRIL 18APRIL 18THTH 1942 1942 16 B25 BOMBERS 16 B25 BOMBERS

LEFT USS HORNET LEFT USS HORNET TO BOMB TOKYOTO BOMB TOKYO

MORAL BOOST MORAL BOOST ONE WAY MISSION ONE WAY MISSION

71 OF THE 80 MEN 71 OF THE 80 MEN SURVIVEDSURVIVED

JAPANESE EMPIRE AT IT’S JAPANESE EMPIRE AT IT’S HEIGHT 1942 HEIGHT 1942

Battles for the Pacific 1941-45Battles for the Pacific 1941-45

ISLAND HOPPINGISLAND HOPPING

1942 United States begins to take 1942 United States begins to take back Pacificback Pacific

Islands used as airfields and supply Islands used as airfields and supply stations stations

Japanese would fight to the death on Japanese would fight to the death on themthem

RabaulRabaul Last Japanese to surrender would be in Last Japanese to surrender would be in

the 1960’sthe 1960’s

CORAL SEA –CORAL SEA – USS LEXINGTON USS LEXINGTON

MAY 4-10 1942MAY 4-10 1942 FIRST NAVAL FIRST NAVAL

BATTLE WHERE BATTLE WHERE SHIPS NEVER SAW SHIPS NEVER SAW EACH OTHEREACH OTHER

TURNING POINT TURNING POINT JAPANESE JAPANESE

ADVANCE IS ADVANCE IS STOPPEDSTOPPED

USS LEXINGTON USS LEXINGTON ON FIRE CORAL SEAON FIRE CORAL SEA

SHOKAKU ATTACKEDSHOKAKU ATTACKEDCORAL SEACORAL SEA

MIDWAYMIDWAYB-17 STRIKE ON HIRYUB-17 STRIKE ON HIRYU

JUNE 4-7 1942JUNE 4-7 1942 SECOND NAVAL SECOND NAVAL

BATTLE WHERE BATTLE WHERE SHIPS DID NOT SEE SHIPS DID NOT SEE EACH OTHEREACH OTHER

DEVESTATING TO DEVESTATING TO JAPANESE JAPANESE CARRIERSCARRIERS

USS YORKTOWN USS YORKTOWN MIDWAYMIDWAY

HIRYU ON FIRE DAY AFTER HIRYU ON FIRE DAY AFTER MIDWAYMIDWAY

Battle of Solomon’sBattle of Solomon’s

AUGUST 1942AUGUST 1942 PART OF THE PART OF THE

ISLAND HOPING ISLAND HOPING CAMPAGIAN TO CAMPAGIAN TO CAPTURE CAPTURE AIRFIELDS AND AIRFIELDS AND PROTECT SUPPLY PROTECT SUPPLY ROUTES TO ROUTES TO GUADACANALGUADACANAL

Battle for GuadacanalBattle for Guadacanal

AUGUST 1942-AUGUST 1942-FEBRUARY 1943FEBRUARY 1943

90 MILES LONG 25 90 MILES LONG 25 MILES WIDEMILES WIDE

HALTS JAPANESE HALTS JAPANESE ADVANCE IN ADVANCE IN PACIFICPACIFIC

TARAWATARAWA

NOVEMBER 1943NOVEMBER 1943 11STST AMPHIBIOUS AMPHIBIOUS

ASSAULT TO HAVE ASSAULT TO HAVE RESISTANCERESISTANCE

3 DAY BATTLE FOR 3 DAY BATTLE FOR AIRFIELD 3301 US AIRFIELD 3301 US CASUALITIES 4836 CASUALITIES 4836 JAPANESE KILED JAPANESE KILED ALL BUT 146ALL BUT 146

Battle for Leyte GulfBattle for Leyte Gulf

OCTOBER 23-26 OCTOBER 23-26 19441944

MACARTHURS MACARTHURS RETURN TO THE RETURN TO THE PHILLIPINES PHILLIPINES

PACIFIC ISLAND LANDINGSPACIFIC ISLAND LANDINGS

PACIFIC ISLAND LANDINGSPACIFIC ISLAND LANDINGS

FAILED ATTEMPTFAILED ATTEMPT

IWO JIMAIWO JIMA

February –March February –March 1945 1945

Important island Important island for B-29’sfor B-29’s

Japanese fought to Japanese fought to the death 21000 the death 21000 entire force killedentire force killed

6821 Americans 6821 Americans lostlost

Proved mainland Proved mainland invasion costlyinvasion costly

MOUNT SURRIBACHIMOUNT SURRIBACHIIWO JIMAIWO JIMA

OKINAWAOKINAWA

April-June 1945April-June 1945 Last step to Last step to

mainland Japan – mainland Japan – needed as B-29 needed as B-29 base – more would base – more would die on this island die on this island than both of the A-than both of the A-Bombs victimsBombs victims

12,281Americans12,281Americans 110,000 Japanese110,000 Japanese

ENOLA GAYENOLA GAY

Col. Tibbits Aug 6 Col. Tibbits Aug 6 19451945

9000 pound Little 9000 pound Little Boy dropped 8:15 Boy dropped 8:15 am from 31,000 am from 31,000 feet feet

72,000 killed72,000 killed 70,000 of 76,000 70,000 of 76,000

buildings destroyedbuildings destroyed

The BombsThe Bombs

Hiroshima = Little Hiroshima = Little Boy and B-29 Enola Boy and B-29 Enola GayGay

Aug 6 1945Aug 6 1945 Uranium Uranium 20,000 tons of TNT20,000 tons of TNT Instantly killed Instantly killed

70,00070,000

Nagasaki = Fat Nagasaki = Fat Man and B-29 Man and B-29 Bock’s CarBock’s Car

Aug 9 1945Aug 9 1945 PlutoniumPlutonium 21,000 tons TNT21,000 tons TNT Instantly killed Instantly killed

40,00040,000

The bombings caused a fraction The bombings caused a fraction of the casualties of WW IIof the casualties of WW II

Fire raids on Tokyo in 1945 killed Fire raids on Tokyo in 1945 killed over 100,000 and wounded over a over 100,000 and wounded over a million – in all WW II had 55 million million – in all WW II had 55 million casualtiescasualties

Hiroshima chosen as the only city not Hiroshima chosen as the only city not to have American POWs – military to have American POWs – military communication center population communication center population 300,000300,000

Nagasaki secondary target Steel and Nagasaki secondary target Steel and Arms plant owned by MitsubshiArms plant owned by Mitsubshi

Why the BombWhy the Bomb

Manhattan ProjectManhattan Project As the U.S forces approached Japan – As the U.S forces approached Japan –

the United States realized the the United States realized the Japanese people would fight to the Japanese people would fight to the death if an invasion occurred – death if an invasion occurred – measured in the battles of Iwo Jima measured in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawaand Okinawa

Cost 1 million American lives – after Cost 1 million American lives – after first bomb Japan refused to surrender first bomb Japan refused to surrender – –

HIROSHIMA GROUND ZEROHIROSHIMA GROUND ZERO

HIROSHIMA FLATTENEDHIROSHIMA FLATTENED

LIMITS OF DESTRUCTIONLIMITS OF DESTRUCTIONHIROSHIMAHIROSHIMA

NAGASAKI DAMAGENAGASAKI DAMAGE

NAGASAKINAGASAKI

LITTLE BOY AND LITTLE BOY AND THE FAT MANTHE FAT MAN

  

SURRENDERSURRENDER

September 2 1945 September 2 1945 aboard USS aboard USS MissouriMissouri

After 2 A-BombsAfter 2 A-Bombs Fighting from Fighting from

1936-19451936-1945 Declaration of war Declaration of war

by Soviet Union on by Soviet Union on JapanJapan

JAPANESE DELEGATION JAPANESE DELEGATION SEPT 2 1945 USS MISSOURISEPT 2 1945 USS MISSOURI

ALLIED OFFICERS ALLIED OFFICERS USS MISSOURIUSS MISSOURI

JAPAN SIGNS THE JAPAN SIGNS THE SURRENDERSURRENDER

U.S. END OF WW IIU.S. END OF WW II

America left the America left the war stronger than war stronger than when they enteredwhen they entered

Cost 405,000 Cost 405,000 deathsdeaths

Controlled 50%of Controlled 50%of the worlds wealththe worlds wealth

Pride in the Pride in the defense of freedom defense of freedom and democracyand democracy

U.S.S.R. END WW IIU.S.S.R. END WW II

Western Soviet Western Soviet Union destroyed Union destroyed by 1945by 1945

20 million Soviets 20 million Soviets died in the wardied in the war

Left 25 million Left 25 million homelesshomeless

Developed buffer Developed buffer states – in eastern states – in eastern Europe Europe