Ashley Nicholas

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    Major Battlesof the Pacific Theatre during WWII

  • Doolittle Raid on Japan

    Doolittle Raid on Japan

    -Launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet.
    -Led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle.
    -B-25s attacked the Tokyo area, with a few hitting Nagoya.
  • Battle of the Coral Sea

    Battle of the Coral Sea

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    Battle of the Coral Sea

  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway

    -Amerrican communications intelligence deduced Japan's scheme.
    -Ambushed the Japanese
    -Represents the strategic high water mark of Japan's Pacific Ocean War.
    -Americans won.
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    The Battle of Midway

  • The Battle of Guadalcanal

    The Battle of Guadalcanal

    -3 major land battles
    -7 large naval battles
    -Significant stratigic combined arms victory
    -Allied Forces won
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    The Battle of Guadalcanal

  • The Battle of Saipan

    The Battle of Saipan

    -Bombardment of the island of Saipan
    -15 battleships used and 165,00 shells fired
    -Many casualties. Most coslty battle for Americans.
    -Allies won.
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    The Battle of Saipan

  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima

    -Longest sustained aerial offensive
    -Sent many marines into battle
    -Immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's photograph of the "Raising of the U.S. Flag"
    -Allies won.
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    The Battle of Iwo Jima

    -Allies won
  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa

    -Very fast-paced
    -Operation Iceburg
    -Last battle before atomic bombs were dropped
    -U.S. won
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    The Battle of Okinawa