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Major Battlesof the Pacific Theatre during WWII
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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
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Battle of the Coral Sea
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
