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Japan (Chapter 7) (Key Reasons for Japan's Defeat in WW2 (Strengths of…
Japan (Chapter 7)
Key Reasons for Japan's Defeat in WW2
Strengths of the USA
Economic strengths
Contribution of women to the war effort
Military & Naval Strengths
Battle of Midway
Lost 4 aircraft carriers & nearly three-quarters of their experienced pilots
Battle of Coral Sea
Halted Japanese advancements (Strategic victory for USA)
Continued Aerial Bombings on mainland Japan
Through captured airfields on Iwo Jima & Okinawa
Ineffective defense of overextended Japanese Empire
Key military defeats (1942-1945)
Battle of Philippine Sea
Lost 2 aircraft carriers & 300 aircraft
Battle of Iwo Jima
Launch attacks to attack Japan's industry & economy
Battle of Okinawa
Ideal base for launching attacks on mainland Japan
Desire of the Allies to secure a quick victory in Asia Pacific
Liberation of Allied POWs
Minimising Allied losses (Battles & Kamikaze attacks)
Battle of Okinawa (55K casualties on Allies)
Allied victory in Europe
USA's use of the atomic bomb on Japan
Hiroshima (one-third of population died instantly)
Nagasaki (40K dead)