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War in the EastWar in the East
Hong KongHong Kong
Japan was about to join the Axis Powers in 1941
Churchill asked Canada to send troops to defend Hong Kong (a British colony)
Mackenzie King sent 1975 Canadian soldiers
December 7, 1941 Japan declared war by attacking Pearl Harbour
The next day Japan attacked Hong Kong
The US responded by declaring war on Japan
Allied forces were outnumbered◦14, 000 Canadian, British, and Indian troops◦50, 000 Japanese
December 25 Allied forces surrendered when they ran out of supplies
Survivors spend the rest of war as prisoners
Pearl HarbourPearl HarbourPearl Harbour
Part 1Part 2
Pearl HarbourPearl Harbour
December 7, 1941 – Japan launched a surprise attack on a US naval base
American fleet was badly damagedThe United States declared war on
December 8US now fully involved in the war
USS Arizona Memorial (Pearl Harbour, Hawaii)
1 177 Crewmembers killed
Atomic BombAtomic Bomb
The United States assembles a group of scientists in Los Alamos, New Mexico
Code – named the “Manhattan Project” it started in August 1942
On July 17, 1945 they tested the first successful atomic weapon
Hiroshima and NagasakiHiroshima and Nagasaki Following FDR’s death,
Harry Truman becomes President of the United States
Truman decided to use the bomb on Japan because he believed that it was the only way to get the Japanese to surrender and save American lives
On August 6th, 1945 a lone B-29 Superfortress called the Enola Gay by its crew took off and headed for Hiroshima
Fat Man and Little BoyFat Man and Little BoyAt 8:15am on August 6,
1945 the atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” was dropped on Hiroshima
On August 9, a bomb called “Fat Man” was dropped on Nagasaki at 11:02 am
Over 120, 000 people are killed instantly
Over 150, 000 die later from the effects of burns and radiation
BombingBombingAftermathAftermath
Hiroshima Nagasaki
V-J DayV-J Day
Victory in Japan August 15,1945
Emperor Hirohito surrenders
WWII is over!
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