The battle of Kokoda is recognized as being one of the most celebrated and significant battle fought by the ANZAC'S because of the fear of the looming invasion by the Japanese at the time of Kokoda. Australian's were threatened by the Japanese after hearing about monstrosities such as Nanjing Massacre. 20sec (5) The Nanjing massacre was in 1937 on December 13, the Japan's Central China Front Army, commanded by General Matsui Iwane, entered Nanjing the Chinese Ancient capital. Even before their arrival of the Japanese, the word had begun to spread of the numerous atrocities they had committed on their route through China, including killing contests. The Nanjing people were terrified. The Japanese soldiers hunted down Chinese soldiers and killed …show more content…
on the morning of December 7th 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy unleashed a surprise attack on the United States at an American naval base known as Pearl Harbor, located near Honolulu, Hawaii. The Japanese army with more then 350 aircrafts destroyed American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, more than 300 airplanes. Around 2,400 Americans soldiers and sailors were killed in the attack and another 1,250 were injured. The attack was shocking to the western world and It also led to U.S entering the …show more content…
The Japanese planned to take over Port Moresby by a seaward assault, but the battle of the Australian and American army prevented that with the battle of the coral sea. (8) The Japanese changed their plan to land in the north of Papua and made their way overland through the Kokoda track and to capture Port Moresby on the Southern coast. (9) Australia sent the 39th Battalion who were untrained and unprepared for war. Troops were deployed to aid in the building of an airstrip at Dobodura but who were forced into a series of short but critical engagement with the advancing Japanese
Planners of the first strike at Pearl Harbor, including Admiral Fukodome, argue that the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was as successful as it could have been, stating that the United States needed two full years to begin any significant offensive in the Pacific. 1 pg 83 If their assessment was correct, and many will argue that it was, the question arises of whether any Japanese war strategy could have led to a successful war termination for Japan.
Japanese stood their ground and on December 7,1941.The surprise attack on the Americans that destroyed or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, and over 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded at Pearl Harbor(document
December 7, 1941 was a day of great tragedy. At 07:48 in the morning the Empire of Japan launched a surprise attack on the United States at the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii. This attacked caused the destruction of seventeen ships and one hundred and eighty eight aircraft as well as killing two thousand four hundred and three Americans. The next day, President Franklin Roosevelt took to the microphone to address congress and the American people. This speech by President Roosevelt was effective in convincing congress to declare war on Japan by using ethos, pathos, and also logos.
Beginning on June 4th 1942, the Battle of Midway took place six months after the United States became involved in World War two due to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After the French collapse in World War two, Japan seized the undefended territory of Indochina and also began moving into China. In response to these harsh moves, the United States and England placed oil embargos on Japan. Relying heavily upon imported oil, the embargos would ultimately cause Japanese industry to stop production. Japan’s response to these unwanted sanctions were moves to overtake various Pacific islands which could provide the mother country with oil. The Japanese knew that the American response to these actions would be war, so it initiated the impending war with an attack on Pearl Harbor in order to cripple the American fleet. As Japan gained ground in the Pacific early in the war, the Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto decided that the only way to win the war was to destroy the American aircraft carrier fleet. In order to destroy the American carrier fleet it would be necessary to draw the carriers into an all-out battle while staying away from the heavily fortified land defenses of most United States bases. The Japanese admiral decided that the island atoll of Midway would b...
General Hideki Tojo was the Premiere of Japan. He and other Japanese leaders did not like the fact that Americans were sending war supplies to China and other countries in Asia. A surprise attack was ordered by Japan on December 7, 1941. The target was the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 360 planes bombed the naval base killing about 3,000 people and destroying many warships, aircraft carriers, and submarines. This was a catalyst that brought the United States into World War II.
The battle of Midway took place 4-7 June 1942. The US Navy and Imperial Navy of Japan fought near the Central Pacific island of Midway. The battle of Midway was a battle that occurred during WW II Pacific Theater of operations. There were two events that led up to this battle. The first major event was the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which took place six months prior to the battle of Midway ( 7 December 1941). The second event was the Battle of the Coral Sea. The Battle of the Coral Sea took place a month prior and it gave the Japanese Commanders courage to set a new objective. The Battle of the Coral Sea was a key factor that led up to the battle of Midway. The battle of the Coral Sea was Japans attempt to strengthen their defensive positioning
On December 7th 1941, Japanese Planes and submarines attacked the United States Naval base at Pearl Harbor. This event singlehandedly brought the U.S from its then neutral stance in World War Two to a fighting member of the “Allied Powers.” Pearl Harbor was the first of a long series of confrontations between the U.S and the Japanese in an effort to gain control of the Pacific. Unlike the “War in Europe” the Pacific strategy was dominated by naval and aerial battles, with the occasional land-based “Island Hopping” Campaign. As such, one of the most important factors in the war in the pacific was Fleet Size, the more ships a country could send to war, the better. Pearl Harbor was the Japanese’s way of trying to deal with the massive U.S Pacific fleet. However, Pearl Harbor was not the turning point of the war. After December 7th the United States began work on numerous technological developments which would ultimately help them in one of the most important battles of WWII, the largest naval confrontation of the war, The Battle of Midway. The battle, which took place from June 4th to June 7th , 1942 is widely considered the turning point of the Pacific Theater (James & Wells). Through the Post-Pearl Harbor desire for “Revenge” and various technological advantages including code breaking and radar, the U.S were able to outsmart the Japanese at Midway and ultimately win the battle, eventually leading to a victory in the Pacific.
2. The Japanese army considered invading Australia in early 1942, but canceled the plan in February. The coral-sea naval battle in May 1942 ruined the Japanese in their first try to capture Port Moresby. A month later, the Japanese lost more aircraft carriers at the Battle of Midway, reducing the possibility of the Japanese naval launching a large war in the South Pacific even further. The Japanese army then changed overland to Port Moresby, and if the Japanese did so early in February, it would most likely to be succeeded with little fought
In December of 1941, the Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, pulling the US into WWII. The Japanese commander in charge of the Navy, Admiral Yamamoto, was looking for an opportunity to pull the US Navy into a battle in which he could decisively engage and destroy its carriers. He decided that the best target available would be Midway. However, as a distraction, in June of 1942, Yamamoto opened up a second front by attacking the Aleutian Islands.
Because Papua was incredibly close to auustralia, this meant the Kokoda campaign was Australia's last line of defense. Meaning that the allies were more afraid of failure than they were of the Japanese this meant that they would not engage in confrontation unless absolutely necessary if they thought that it could be a defeat. The allies had two main commanders, general MacArthur from America and general Blamey from Australia however they both where in Brisbane, hundreds of miles away from the action because they thought they should fortify Australia rather than stop Japan. Unlike Australia Japan actually had a commander on Papua overseeing the campaign personally, this gave them a huge strategic advantage over the Australians. The Japanese came within visual distance of Port Moresby when the context of the war going on around them caught up with them. The American leadership had decided that it was time to take the fight to Japan. Since invading Japan it's self was not fiesable they decided to use a leapfrog stratigie, systimatically invade Japanese held islands, each island would be a launch point for the invasion of the next. Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima where just 2 of this overall master plan this meant that the Japanese forces in Papua where in danger of being encircled, this caused the Japanese high command to order them to retreat. The effect of this order of the Japanese troops was devastating there moral fell through the floor, there will to fight was shot some accounts say that the japanese had only got as far as they did because of pure pride, and when the order came in to retreat they felt they had lost. Also the japanese soldiers where trained and there culture was such that if it became public kwnolage that they had retreated then the public would view this as a total falour this is what the troops where afraid of and this is what
Literally, in the glorifying opening shot in the mesmerizing Kokoda, there’s a re-enactment of the footage made by the famous photographer, Damien Parer. It consisted of armed australian soldiers ‘...plodding up a steep incline as their feet sank into mud...’ (Kokoda- Film Reviews), signalling from the get go that the film payed much attribute to the experience. Throughout the experience, the rugged terrain and rough climate were shown to be unforgiving and quite treacherous at times, making movement sluggish and definitely exhausting. On top of that, soldiers had to battle the stealth of the Japanese invaders in the jungle and their notorious combat skills. They were accurately displayed to be better trained to some extent than the militiamen, though, the enemy never really was shown to the audience. Nonetheless, this was acceptable as it highlighted the fact that fighting in those circumstances was like playing hide-and-seek. The Japanese soldiers were very well camouflaged with the help of the dank undergrowth, emerging from the shadows. They were ‘...everywhere but hard to spot, appearing like ghosts of light...’ (Kokoda- Film Reviews) reigning down terror on the enemy front. Above all, this evidently illustrates the extremities that the war volunteers encountering in
The Japanese never intended to invade or conquer America, their only goal was to become strong enough to impose a severe threat towards the United States, so that the U.S. could not discontinue Japan from conquering Asia and later on the world. The United States was the only major force because the other major countries were occupied with the world war that kept them from interfering with Japans military action. America cut off Japans source of supplies and as an effect their military weakened significantly. This action gave Japan the rage they needed to approve the plan and attack Pearl Harbor.2 The British broke in to Japan’s diplomatic code before the attack and gave the information to America, The U.S. knew from this intel that an attack from the Japanese Empire was liable to occur but never expected anything so drastic or soon because they did not think Japan had a strong enough military to impose a big enough threat to America.3
With the outcome of the Battle of Pearl Harbor not accomplishing Japans ideals and retaliation was for certain. The island of Midway started preparing for a battle, “After the somewhat shaking events of 7 December, Midway, no less than Pearl Harbor, prepared for the worst with full anticipation that it would come” (Heinl, 16). Within two weeks new shipments of aircrafts and US troops to the island had arrived to stockpile resources. The United States was preparing to defend their fleet and resources involved. The attack on Pearl Harbor opened up the idea to American that the war had already started whether people kne...
Prior to this attack, Japan had issues with the United States and other large government countries starting in 1915. Japan put its “Twenty One Demands” on China, giving Japan a bigger status in parts of the country. When the United States enforced the Open Door Policy, Japan’s demands were no longer enforced. Later, the Great Depression in the U.S. made Japan’s economic problems worse; they were dependent on international trade since their island country had only few natural resources. To add to their list of problems, Japan was overpopulated and many countries, mainly the United States, had denied entry of Japanese immigrants. Japan’s military leaders thought the only way to solve the country’s issues was to invade China. After several aggressions against parts of China, the United States had issued a policy to limit economic sanctions against Japan, refuse the recognition of Japanese military conquests, and equal military and economic assistance for China. Japan blamed foreign interference for China’s refusal to give in to Japan’s terms. The Japanese then wanted to find a way to block foreign assistance from getting to China, so they could then take over the country. In 1940, Japan saw Germany as a strong and reliable country to team up with because of their lightning victories. At the time, there were territories in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific that were controlled by large power European countries, such as France, the Netherlands and Britain. It was bel...
The Rape of Nanking, also known as the Nanking Massacre was a six week period when mass numbers of Chinese men and woman were killed by the Japanese. Embarrassed by the lack of effort in the war with China in Shanghai, the Japanese looked for revenge and finally were able to win the battle. The Japanese moved toward the city of Nanjing also known as Nanking and invaded it for approximately six months. Even though the people of Nanjing outnumbered the 50,000 Japanese, they were not as masterful in warfare as their opponents. Chinese soldiers were forced to surrender to the Japanese and the massacre began in which around 300,000 people died and 20,000 women were raped. The Japanese leaders had different methods of killing that were instructed to the soldiers. However, the prisoners of this “City of Blood” soon found their liberation and their justice was served.