War on Japan 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
die for their emperor
surrender was considered a
disgrace
Japans Leader
Emperor Hirohito
Japans first attack on the US
December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor
Who is ordered by FDR to leave for Australia where he issued his famous declaration of
General Douglas MacArthur, “I shall return”
76,000 American and Filipino troops 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 US Pacific fleet during WWII
Chester W. Nimitz
Supreme allied commander in the Pacific Theatre during WWII
Douglas MacArthur
led the air raid on Tokyo
Jimmy Doolittle
Americans at home followed the war
Newsreels
what 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 Guadalcanal
Most famous image of WWII, classic flag raising on Mt. Suribachi
Battle of Iwo Jima
1st assault on the Japanese home islands
Battle of Okinawa
Kamikazes
Divine Wind
Code name for the Atomic bomb project
The Manhattan Project
1st nuclear explosion was on US soil July 16, 1945
Trinity
on August 15,1945 Japan surrenders
VJ-Day
Who will be the Military Governor of occupied Japan
General Douglas MacArthur
The Internment of the Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans were targeted as potentially disloyal. They were viewed as potential spies for the Japanese Government
what offered the benefit of free college education to returning veterans
The G.I. Bill of Rights
