doolittle's raid:
drop bombs on japan
battle of coral sea:
may 4-8, 1942
naval battle between japanese navy and allied navy and air forces from the US and australia
first action battle in which aircraft carriers engaged each other
japan sank more ships than we did we stopped their advance; can be argued that it was a victory for both sides
admiral chester nimitz:
head of the US navy against japan in ww2
battle of midway:
widely regarded as the most important naval battle against japan
june 4-7, 1942
japan aimed to eliminate the US as a strategic power in the pacific and believed a victory at midway island would do just that
US navy decisively defeated the japanese navy attack against midway island
japan's navy suffered heavy losses and never recovered from this battle
magic played a vital role in the allied victory
japan did do some bombing
turning point of the war
guadalcanal:
august 7, 1942 and feb. 9, 1943 in solomon island archipelago
campaign was a significant strategic victory by allied forces over the japanese in the pacific theatre
marked the transition by the allies from defensive operations to offensive that resulted in japan's eventual surrender at the end of ww2
okinawa:
getting close to japan
try and soften up the land by bombing it
battle of leyte gulf:
returning to the philippiness
massively destroyed the japanese navy
victory for the US
macarthur's return to the philippiness:
he promised that he would return
september 1944
iwo jima:
major battle in ww2
6,821 US deaths at iwo jima
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