Today we continued discussion over the war in the pacific with Japan.
Bataan Death March- a bunch of US soldiers had to walk 100 miles to a camp with few supplies
Kamikaze- japanese pilots who would fly their planes into ships
MacArthur returns to the phillipines
Battle of Coral Sea- major naval battle, we lost more troops but there was no winner. 1st turning point of thee war. Technically a US win.
Battle of Midway- large naval battle, US wins. major turning point. Cracked code operation "magic"
Navajo code talkers- used language to transfer message. not a universally known language
Iwo Jima- volcanic island US wanted for it's airstrip
Battle of Okinawa-
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