Pargraph 3.3 - War in the Pacific - part two

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Paragraph 3.3 - War in the Pacific - part two

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The Battle of Midway

Tripartite Act signed

Hiroshima is struck with the atomic bomb

American volunteers are recruited to train Chinese pilots 

USA declares war on Japan

Germany surrenders to Western Allied powers

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbour?

1. Due to an offense made by to the Americans to the emperor of Japan
2. Due to the fact that the American fleet was only big enough to prevent Japanse expansion in South-East Asia
3. Due to the Dutch and American oil boycott (and metal and steel)
4. Both C and D combined (without oil no expansion was possible)

Use the picture on the right to explain why many Asian countries saw the Japanese army as liberators

After WWII many European colonies in Asia started to fight for independence. What influence do you think that Japanese military successes had on this movement? Explain your answer.

Japan occupy the 

Dutch East Indies

March 1942

Dutch were interned in Japanese internment camps. 

The circumstances were terrible: bad hygiene, famine and corporal punishment. 

Women sometimes were forced to work as prostitutes ('Comfort women')

Men were used as forced labourers, often dying in the process

What is the difference between the Japanese internment camps and those in Europe?

Which battle is considered the turning point for the Pacific front?

1. The battle of Stalingrad
2. The battle of Java sea
3. The battle of Midway
4. The battle of Normandy

The phase between 1942-45 on the Pacific front is known as...

1. island hopping
2. hopscotch
3. cruising
4. touring

The Pacific Allied front only had American soldiers

True

False

False!

There were also Australian, Kiwi, British and Canandian troops involved

Give two reasons why the USA decided to use their atomic bomb

In you opinion, was the use of the atomic bomb in WWII justified?

Yes

No

Explain your answer on the previous question