PPT-Battle of Wake Island

By John Ferraraccio Dr Harry Butowsky HIST 387 Wake Island Location Northern Pacific Ocean 2004 Nautical miles from Hawaii 1029 Nautical Miles from Midway 1723 Nautical Miles from Tokyo Wake Island Characteristics. Decision making game designed to get over the choices Napoleon faced from Elba to Waterloo. Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba. He was to spend the rest of his life regretting what he’d done. . of Japanese Conquests. Early WWII Battles in the Pacific. Pearl Harbor. (Dec. 7, 1941) Japanese win. Battle of the Philippines. (Dec. 41) Japanese win. Doolittle’s Raid on Tokyo. (Apr. 42) Little damage inflicted – but a morale booster for the USA. December 8 – 25, 1941 . Background. Hong Kong was a colony of Great Britain before the start of World War II.. On November 16. th. the . Canadian . government sent . two infantry battalions . (1,975 . “Japan Strikes in the Pacific” (1941-1943). * Japan . seeks a Pacific Empire:. * . Japan captures: Philippines, Burma, Malaya, and most of the Islands in the South . Pacific. * . 12/7/41 Japan Bombs Pearl harbor and destroys much of the US fleet (US declares war on Japan. Battles . in the Pacific. U.S. History. Unit . 5. Directions:. DON’T take Cornell Notes. Instead, fill out the graphic organizer, . Battles in the Pacific. , . while you view the PowerPoint. The Battle of the Coral . US Neutrality as War Begins. Neutrality Act of 1937. Forbade selling arms to belligerent nations. 1939: Nazi blitzkrieg of Poland. WWII begins in Europe. Allies and Axis form. FDR: “This nation will remain a neutral nation”. Great Depression and World War II Unit. Essential Question. What are the M.A.I.N. causes and events of World War II?. Key Vocabulary. Battle of Stalingrad- Turning point in the Battle for the Soviet Union. Last German offensive in USSR.. The Battle of Hong Kong. When? December 8, 1941. What happened?. Battle hardened Japanese troops swarmed Hong Kong Island and overran Canadian positions. Hong Kong was surrendered on Dec 25th. Why was Hong Kong impossible to defend?. First tactical (and humiliating) defeat for Japanese. Ultimately ended in . defeat for U.S.. Rallying point for U.S.. Midway. Entirely fought in the air. Turning point in war – Japan goes on defensive. Dr. Harry Butowsky. HIST 387. Wake Island: Location. Northern Pacific Ocean. 2004 Nautical miles from Hawaii. 1029 Nautical Miles from Midway. 1723 Nautical Miles from Tokyo. Wake Island: Characteristic’s. Slide . 1. Date:. 2017-03-10. Authors:. Jianhan Liu, Mediatek, et. al.. Name. Affiliation. Address. Phone. Email. Jianhan Liu. Mediatek. 2840 . Junction Ave, San Jose, CA 95134, USA. 1-408-526-1899. Strategic Location. The US wanted to capture Iwo Jima because of its location. It lies halfway between Tokyo and the US controlled Marianas, and would serve as a safe place for crippled bombers to land after bombing runs on Japan.. Strategic Location. The US wanted to capture Iwo Jima because of its location. It lies halfway between Tokyo and the US controlled Marianas, and would serve as a safe place for crippled bombers to land after bombing runs on Japan.. Iwo JimaLocationVolcanic island 660 miles south of TokyoSize2 miles wide by4 miles long 8 smBackground Summer/Fall 1944Even before ground operations to secure the Mariana Islands of Guam Saipan and Ti