Japans Pacific Campaign

Japans Pacific Campaign Guided Notes Chapter 16

1. Japan’s Pacific Campaign a. Japan is trying to take over much of ______b. Surprise attack on ______b.i. U.S. aware of Japan’s plans for ______b.ii. They wanted American controlled ______& ______b.iii. So U.S. will send aid to strengthen Chinese against Japan b.iv. U.S. will cut off ______to Japan b.v. Japan will not stop b.vi. ______- Japanese Admiral who will call for attack on Pearl harbor 2. Day of Infamy a. ______- attack on Pearly Harbor, Hawaii b. Japanese attack ______c. 19 ships: 8 battleships, 2300 killed, ______wounded d. “a date which will live in infamy”- ______e. War is declared on Japan and it’s ______f. Japanese move on to British colony of ______and American controlled ______& ______

3. Japanese Victories a. Guam and Wake Island fall to ______a.i. Turn their attention to ______a.ii. U.S. and Pilipino take up defensive position on Bataan peninsula a.iii. Japanese will take ______a.iv. Brutal treatment was used against ______b. The Allies strike back b.i. U.S. wanted revenge for ______b.ii. Under the command of ______b.iii. ______will be victorious in preventing Japan’s southward advance b.iv. ______b.iv.1. W. of Hawaii, American airfield b.iv.2. Japanese vs. Americans from Pearl Harbor b.iv.3. Yamamoto will order crippled fleet to ______b.iv.4. Will be turning tide for war in Pacific

4. An Allied Offensive a. U.S. moral high after Battle of Midway a.i. ______- commander of Allied land forces a.ii. ______- fighting between the U.S. and Japan on the island of Guadalcanal a.iii. ______- to seize islands and get closer to Japan a.iv. Japanese will abandon

Movie Questions:

1. At first, what type of airplane did they think were coming in to Pearl Harbor and how did they realize it wasn’t those?

2. How were the Japanese planes flown? High in the sky or low to the ground?

3. What was the first thing to happen in the attack?

4. What ship did they aim to blow up? Were they successful?

5. Describe what you see in the attack.

6. Why did he think the bomb was a dud?

7. The African American man in the movie who you see as a cook in the beginning of the scene gets a very prestigious award at the end of the movie. What actions does he take in the movie that would contribute to him receiving this award?