pacific war

Emperor Hirohito

Longest reigning monarch,  He presided over the invasion of China, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and eventually, the Japanese surrender to the Allies

Military Junita

A military junta is a form of authoritarian rule where the military seizes control of a nation

Manchuria, 1931

Japanese invasion of china, paved the way for the broader conflict of World War II

Greater East Asian co-prosperity sphere

facade for Japan's imperial expansion,portrayed as a way to liberate Asian countries from Western colonial powers, it was in reality a system of military occupation and economic exploitation designed to benefit Japan

2nd sino japanese war, 1937-1945

China vs. Japan, war contributed to the collapse of imperial Japan, the rise of the Communist regime in China, and set the stage for the Cold War in Asia.

Chaing Kai-Shek (Nationalists

Chinese military and political leader, he sought to unify China, resist foreign invasion, and counter the Communist forces

Mao Zedong (Communists

Chinese revolutionary leader, chinese communist party, implementation of radical policies that transformed Chinese society

Rape of Nanking, 1937

committed by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War,refers to the mass killing, rape, and destruction that occurred over a six-week period

American open door policy

 aimed to ensure equal trading rights for all nations in China and to prevent any one country from dominating Chinese markets or territory.

General Tojo

Military lelader, politician,Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II,irectly responsible for many of the key decisions that led to Japan’s involvement in the conflict.

Admiral Yamamoto

Japanese naval officer,  role in planning and executing the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. 

Pearl Harbour, 1941

Entry of us too the war,  surprise military strike was carried out by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor,led to the U.S. declaring war on Japan

Aircraft carrier

 a large, powerful warship designed primarily to carry, launch, and recover aircraft.

Doolittle raid, 1942

Tokyo raid, air raid conducted by the United States,U.S. had successfully attacked the Japanese home islands. 

Battle of the coral sea, 1942

 Naval battle Us/australia vs. empire of japan to gain control of south pacific sea (routes)

Battle of Midway, 1942

Us vs. japan, us victory weakens japans army, 

Gen. Douglas Macarthur

prominent and influential military leaders, postwar reconstruction of Japan, 

Admiral Nimitz

Naval officer of us, Pacific Theater by executing successful campaigns like Midway, Guadalcanal, and Leyte Gulf, highly respected

Island hopping

Military strategy used by allied forces, bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions and focus on capturing strategically important islands. The goal was to isolate Japanese strongholds, cut off their supply lines, and create forward bases for further advances, ultimately leading to the invasion of Japan itself.

Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944

Allied forces vs. imperial japanese navy, part of campaign for allies too retake phililippines from japan. Defeat from japan= end of japanese naval power

Kamikaze

refers to the suicide attacks carried out by Japanese military aviators, extreme nationalism and sacrifice. 

Iwo Jima

U.S. Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army, U.S. to strike Japan more effectively

Okinawa

bloodiest and most significant battles of the Pacific War,last major Allied offensive before Japan's eventual surrender. Led directly too use of atomic bombs on japan

Strategic bombing

aircraft to target and destroy an enemy's key infrastructure, industrial capacity, and military installations to weaken their ability to wage war. Allied bombing campaigns against Germany and Japan.

Potsdam conference, 1945

Meeting with allied forces,to discuss and finalize the post-war order in Europe and Asia,beginning of the end of the war's political and military decisions.

Harry Truman

President of us. After roosevelt,decision to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which led to Japan’s surrender

Ckemment Attlee

Pm of UK, leader of labour party, transformation of Britain into a welfare state 

Manhatten project

Top secret research and development project, produced first nuclear weapon before germany/japan

Hiroshima (Little boy*)

First atomic bomb, in hiroshima

Nagasaki (fat man*)

Second atomic bomb, in nagasaki