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PACIFIC WAR COMES TO PACIFIC WAR COMES TO AND END AND END WITH A BANG! WITH A BANG!

Who are the Japanese Who are the Japanese • The Japanese soldiers The Japanese soldiers follow the Samurai follow the Samurai code of Bushido – code of Bushido – “Way of the Warrior” “Way of the Warrior” • They followed virtues They followed virtues such as loyalty, such as loyalty, honour, obedience, honour, obedience, duty and self-sacrifice duty and self-sacrifice • MEANING – THEY WILL MEANING – THEY WILL NOT SURRENDER!!! NOT SURRENDER!!!

After the Battle of Midway After the Battle of Midway • After the loss at After the loss at Midway the Midway the fighting turned fighting turned primarily to a primarily to a land campaign land campaign • The American The American Marines would do Marines would do battle on many battle on many different islands different islands in the South in the South Pacific Pacific

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Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle of Leyte Gulf • Was one of the Was one of the largest naval largest naval battles of the war battles of the war • Was the 1 Was the 1 st st time time Kamikaze aircraft Kamikaze aircraft were used were used • Decisive Allied Decisive Allied Victory Victory

Japanese Islands Japanese Islands • With the liberation of the With the liberation of the Philippines, Borneo & Burma Philippines, Borneo & Burma the Allies set their sights on the Allies set their sights on Japan itself Japan itself • The hard fought battles of The hard fought battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima saw Okinawa and Iwo Jima saw huge casualties on both sides huge casualties on both sides • Of the 117,000 Japanese Of the 117,000 Japanese troops defending Okinawa, troops defending Okinawa, 94 percent died. 94 percent died.

Iwo Jima Iwo Jima • The Americans The Americans were given the were given the task of taking the task of taking the island and its 3 island and its 3 airfields airfields • The Japanese knew The Japanese knew that they would that they would lose from the start lose from the start • 70,000 US Marines 70,000 US Marines vs. ~18,500 vs. ~18,500 Japanese Japanese

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Iwo Jima Iwo Jima • Feb 19 Feb 19 th th 1945 1945 • The Japanese position The Japanese position was heavily fortified was heavily fortified (bunkers, hidden (bunkers, hidden artillery, vast artillery, vast underground cave underground cave network) network) • Allied victory came at Allied victory came at the cost: the cost: – US ~19,000 casualties US ~19,000 casualties (6,800 dead) (6,800 dead) – Japan ~18,250 KIA or MIA Japan ~18,250 KIA or MIA

Should we invade Japan? Should we invade Japan? • The Americans new that the Japanese The Americans new that the Japanese considered defeat as unacceptable considered defeat as unacceptable and shameful and would fight until and shameful and would fight until the end. the end. • The estimated casualties of American The estimated casualties of American soldiers was put at 1 million (not soldiers was put at 1 million (not including Japanese civilians) including Japanese civilians) • What to do? What to do?

Manhattan Project Manhattan Project • On July 16 On July 16 th th 1945 the Ultra secret weapons 1945 the Ultra secret weapons research team successfully created tested research team successfully created tested the 1 the 1 st st atomic bomb atomic bomb • As mentioned the Japanese did not As mentioned the Japanese did not surrender at the July 26 surrender at the July 26 th th Potsdam Potsdam conference and decided to continue the conference and decided to continue the war war • Aug 6 Aug 6 th th 1945 the first of two atomic bombs 1945 the first of two atomic bombs was dropped on Hiroshima was dropped on Hiroshima

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Hiroshima Hiroshima • 78,000 people were killed outright. 78,000 people were killed outright. 10,000 were never found, and more than 10,000 were never found, and more than 70,000 were injured 70,000 were injured

Nagasaki Nagasaki • Aug 9 Aug 9 th th 1945 the 1945 the second atomic second atomic bomb was bomb was dropped on the dropped on the city of Nagasaki city of Nagasaki with a recorded with a recorded 40,000 dead and 40,000 dead and 40,000 injured 40,000 injured

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Japanese Surrender Japanese Surrender • With the twin shock of Hiroshima and With the twin shock of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with the imminent invasion of Nagasaki with the imminent invasion of Hokkaido by the Soviets the Japanese Hokkaido by the Soviets the Japanese officially surrendered Aug 15 officially surrendered Aug 15 th th 1945 1945 • The USS Missouri sailed into Tokyo Bay The USS Missouri sailed into Tokyo Bay and the official signing of surrender and the official signing of surrender took place on Sept 2 took place on Sept 2 nd nd 1945 1945