Doolittle Raid
James Doolittle was in charge of the doolitle raid
FDR was upset after pearl harbor and wanted to bomb japan as soon as possible
japanese people were told that they couldnt be beat so this would confuse them
americans needed a moral boost
they had to stripe down the air planes
striped down the bombers so that they could take off
these planes were super light and had no weapons in them
bombed tokyo and japan
it wasnt about military goals it was to make americans get a moral boost
japan paniced
and wanted to push farther out that they controlled
Battle of Coral Sea
the battle of the coral sea was fought from may 4-8 1942
it was a major naval battle between the japanese navy and allied naval and air forces from the united states and australia.
six months after pearl harbor
the battle was the first action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other
it was the first naval battle in history in which neither sides ships saw or fired directly upon the other
considered a victory for the US
first time we stopped their advance towards australia and they had to fall back
japan sank more US and allied ships
this was the first major turning point of the war
we actually lost more ships than japan did
mostly airplanes and aircraft carriers
Admiral Chester Nimitz
head hancho of the US navy against japan in WWII
US navy played a big role and deserves credit
Battle of Midway
widely regarded as the most important naval battle against japan
fought between june 4-7 1942
the japanese aimed to eliminate the united states as a strategic power in the pacific and believed a victory at midway island would do just that
united states navy decisiviely defeated the japanese navy attack against midway island
japans navy suffered heavy losses and never recovered from this battle
magic played a vital role in the allied victory
the biggest turning point in the war/ battle of coral sea was a minor turning point
after midway we destroyed japan
after midway we hardly ever lost as far as battles go
japan did some bombing/ oil tanks burned
we were still three years away from the war being over
Guadalcanal
the guadalcanal campaign, was fought between august 7 1942 and february 9 1943 in the solomon island archipelago(island chain)
the guadalcanal campaign was a significant strategic vitory by allied forces over the japnese in the Pacific theatre
guadalcanal marked the transition by the allies from defensive operations to offensive that resulted in japans eventual surrender and the end of WWII
we kept island hopping until we got to japan and we started bombing lots of cities in japan but they wouldnt surrender.
so then we said we would have to invade them. then we used the atomic bomb
as japan kept getting pushed back they became desperate
okinawa.- kamikaze
Battle of Leyte Gulf
McArthur returns
significant vitory for the US
destroyed the japanese navy in the phillipines
retaking the phillipines
japanese destroyer sinks after air attack
japanese navy was devestated
we destroyed them in the pihllipines
MacArthur Return to the Phillippines
he knew this was hitoric
he walked in water to get to the beach
Iwo Jima
one of the more famous battles in the pacific
we are getting very close to japan now
landing on shore just like D day
didnt face as much resistance because the japnese were dug into the mountains
six months before the end of the war
6821 US deaths at Iwo Jima
lots of the island were like little d day iinvasions with heavy casualities
Raising flag at Mt Suribachi
Okinawa
super close to japan now
it is on the door step of japan
shelling the island before the invasion
didnt do as much damage as we had hoped
they were all dug in under ground
another D day type invasion on the beach
moutanous island
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