Battles Motives People Culture Nanking Cause & Effect
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This battle brought the
United States into WWII
Pearl Harbor
This battle was the
turning point in the Pacific
War
Midway
The first atomic bomb ever used in
war was dropped here
Hiroshima
This was the last major
battle of the war
Okinawa
This battle was the
beginning of the US
counter-offensive
Guadalcanal
Japan needed colonies
because she lacked these
Natural resources
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor to do
this
Destroy the US Pacific fleet
Japan wanted to secure
these in the East Indies
Petroleum fields
Japanese attacked US
bases here on the same day they bombed Pearl Harbor
Philippines
The US wanted to
destroy this in order to strangle
Japan supply lines
Merchant fleet
These pilots crashed their planes into
enemy ships
Kamikazes
He was considered to be a god by his people
Emperor of Japan
He ordered the use of
atomic bombs
Pres. Harry S. Truman
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this audio file
Pres. F.D. Roosevelt
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clip
Gen. Douglas
MacArthur
Japanese were taught that
Chinese were chancorro,
meaning what?
subhuman
Japanese soldiers did this rather
than surrender
Commit suicide
Japanese government revived this
ancient religion
Shinto
Japanese soldiers were taught this medieval code of conduct
Bushido
The Japanese capture of US &
Philippine troops in 1942 led to this infamous example
of Japanese cruelty toward
POW’s
Bataan Death March
Westerners created this
to protect the civilians of
Nanking
Safety Zone
What was the significance of Nanking
for the Japanese?
Capital of China
The leader of Westerners in Nanking was
the local head of this
political party
Nazi Party
How did the mayor of Nanking
react to the Westerners’
efforts to help
He left town & left them in charge of
city
Their attack was used as
the excuse for the invasion of
Shanghai
Seven Japanese
Monks
Effect: Hirohito
surrendered
Cause: Nagasaki
nuked
Cause: US embargo of
iron & petroleum
Effect: Pearl
Harbor bombed
Effect: Mao gained
popularity & support of his
people
Cause: Chiang Kai-shek misuse of foreign aid
Cause: Japan was criticized for rapes in
Nanking
Effect: Japanese
gov’t created “comfort women”
Effect: US used island-
hopping strategy
Cause: Japanese defensive perimeter