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Readers Guide

1. What caused the United States to officially enter

the war?

2. How would you describe the treatment of Japanese

Americans living on the West Coast during the war?

3. How were the Pacific and European fronts similar,

and how were they different?

4. Explain why the Battle of Midway is considered the

turning point in the war.

5. Do you agree or disagree with the decision to drop

atomic bombs on Japan? Defend your position.

6. Imagine you are a speechwriter for President

Franklin Roosevelt. Write a speech for him to deliver

to the nation after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

World War II

in the

Pacific

Susan Daddis & Michelle Jovin

Consultant

Jennifer M. Lopez, NBCT, M.S.Ed.

Teacher SpecialistHistory/Social Studies

Office of Curriculum & Instruction

Norfolk Public Schools

Publishing Credits

Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., Publisher

Conni Medina, M.A.Ed., Editor in Chief

Emily R. Smith, M.A.Ed., Content Director

Vronique Bos, Creative Director

Robin Erickson, Art Director

Michelle Jovin, M.A., Associate Editor

Kevin Panter, Senior Graphic Designer

Image Credits: front cover (all), p.15 (top) U.S. Navy; pp.23, p.5 (top), p.9

(bottom), p.10 (left), p.11 (bottom), p.18 (right), p.22 (left), p.22 (bottom right),

p.24 (bottom), p.25 (left) U.S. National Archives; p.4 (bottom) William Vandivert/

The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images; pp.45 Roger Viollet/Getty Images;

p.6 (top left) Library of Congress [LC-USZ62-40522]; p.6 Universal History

Archive/UIG via Getty Images; p.8 (top) LOC [LC-USZ62-129812]; p.9 (top left/

right) National Park Service; p.10 (center) The Allied Graph, January 1944; p.11

(top), p.19 Keystone/Getty Images; p.12 LOC [LC-USZ62-128775]; p.13 (left) LOC

[LC-DIG-ds-10891]; p.13 (right) U.S. Army; p.14 (right), p.15 (bottom right), p.17

(right) Naval History and Heritage Command; p.15 (bottom left) U.S. Air Force;

p.17 (left) AP Photo; p.18 (left) George Bush Presidential Library; pp.2021, p.21

(bottom) USMC Archives; p.21 (top) AP Photo/Joe Rosenthal; p.22 (top right) LOC

[LC-USZ62-117122]; p.23 Los Alamos National Laboratory; p.24 (top), p.25 (top right)

Everett Historical/Shutterstock; p.26 (left) Kyodo News via Getty Images; p.26 (right)

Everett Collection Historical/Alamy; p.27 Lucas Vallecillos/Alamy; p.29 (top) Ryo

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Table of Contents

World at War ........................... 4

Becoming Enemies ...................... 6

Japan on the Attack .....................10

Turning Point ..........................14

Retaking the Pacific .....................18

Ultimate Weapon ...................... 22

Post-War World ....................... 26

Write It! .............................. 28

Glossary .............................. 30

Index .................................31

Your Turn! ............................ 32

World at War

It was the most destructive war ever. World War II involved

more countries and cost more lives than any other conflict in

history.

For the United States, World War II was fought on two fronts .

In Europe, members of the military joined the Allied forces

in the fight against the Axis powers. In the Pacific, the U.S.

military fought a fierce air and sea war with Japan.

In the fall of 1939, German soldiers invaded Poland. That

began the war in Europe. German troops took control of more

and more land. Great Britain was one of the last European

countries not under German control. The U.S. government

sent weapons to British troops but stayed out of the fighting.

Americans remembered World War I. They did not want to go

to war again.

Tens of thousands of buildings

were destroyed in World War II.

Then, in 1941, Japanese planes bombed

a U.S. naval base in Hawai'i. The attack left

Americans with no choicethey joined the

Allies in Europe and fought back against

Japanese troops in the Pacific. That front

ended with the first and only use of atomic

bombs against a human population.

World War II changed the world. This is the

story of the wars Pacific front.

Ready or Not

Before joining the war, the United

States had been at peace for more

than 20 years. It had only three

aircraft carriers in the Pacific, and

its pilots lacked combat training.

The Japanese had been waging a

brutal war in China. They had six

aircraft carriers, and their pilots

were highly trained.

Axis vs. Allies

World War II was fought

between two groups. Japan,

Germany, and Italy led the

Axis powers. On the other

side were the Allied forces.

The Allies were led by Great

Britain, the Soviet Union,

and later, the United States.

Axis Allies

vs.

Becoming Enemies

Emperor Hirohito

The leader of Japan at

this time was Hirohito

(heerohHEEtoh). He

became emperor when he

was 25 years old. He ruled

for 63 years. Hirohito was the

longest reigning emperor in

Japans history.

No Surrender

Japans pilots and soldiers

followed the Bushid

(BOOsheedoh) code. Bushid

means way of the warrior in

Japanese. One part of the code

says fighters should value loyalty

and honor more than their own

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