Chapter 28 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Japan sought to establish what they called the
Greater east Asia co prosperity sphere
for the military the highest honor they could gain in battle was
to die for their emperor
surrender was considered a
disgrace
?
emperor hirohito
what got the U.S. into the war
December 7, 1941, pearl harbor
who is ordered by FDR to leave for australia where he issues his famous _____ declaration
general Douglas macarthur, I shall return
76,000 American and filipino troops to surrender
the Bataan death march
Japanese navy is stopped in the attempt to capture port moresby
battle of coral sea
commander and chief of the U.S. pacific fleet during WWII
chester W Nimitz
supreme allied commander in the Pacific theatre during WWII
Douglas mcarthur
led the air raid on tokoyo
jimmy doolittle
Americans at home followed the war
newsreels
______ were placed in the windows of Americans who lost loved ones during the war
gold stars
it is the turning point of the war in the pacific
battle of midway
1st land victory for America in the pacific
battle of guadacanal
most famous image of WWII, classic flag raising on mt. suribachi
battle of iwojima
1st assault on the japanese home islands
battle of okinawa
kamikazes
divine wind
Code Name for Bomb
The Manhattan Project
1st nuclear explosion was on U.S. soil, July 16th, 1945
Trinity
On August 15th, 1945, Japan surrenders
VJ-Day
who will be the military governor of occupied japan
general Douglas mcarthur
the interment of the Japanese americans
Japanese Americans were targeted as potentially disloyal. they were viewed as potential spies for the Japanese government
what offered the benefits of free college education to returning veterans
the G.I. bill of rights
