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Doolittle's Raid
- was the first air raid by the US to strike the Japanese Home Island, Honshu.
- the plan called for them to bomb military targets in Japan, and to continue westward to land in China
- It succeeded
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Coral Sea
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Coral Sea
-was a major battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia.
-No clear victor
-It was the first pure carrier-vs-carrier battle in history
- the Allies had stopped the Japanese advance
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Midway
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-United States Victory
-The Battle of Midway stopped Japanese advancement
- changed the way we fight at sea. More airecrafts -
Guadalcanal
- It was the first major offensive battle by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan
- The Allies ntended to use Guadalcanal and Tulagi as bases to support a campaign to eventually capture or neutralize the major Japanese base. -The Batte of Guadalcanal was a victory by Allied forces
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Guadalcanal
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Battle of Saipan
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Battle of Saipan
-fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands
-Allied Victory
-defeated the 43rd Division of the Imperial Japanese Army
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Battle of Iwo Jima
-U.S. fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima
- U.S. mission to capture the three airfields on Iwo Jima
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Battle of Okinawa
- 82 day long battle
- Allies planned to use Okinawa, as a base for air operations on the planned invasion of Japanese mainland.
- U.S victory
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Battle of Okinawa
