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Doolittle's Raid
-Air attack on Japan launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet and it was led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle.
-The planes used were called B-25s. They had a capacity of a ton of bombs and could destroy cities
-The United States won Doolittle's Raid -
Coral Sea
-The battle was fought in the waters southwest of the Solomon Islands and eastward from New Guinea,
-On May 8, the American force and the main body of the Japanese force approached one another. They both launched history's first over-the-horizon attack, using aircraft to fight a naval engagement at long range and without direct ship-to-ship contact.
-Tactically the americans lost the battle because of heavier losses. Strategically the Japanese were defeated
-It was a victory for both sides -
Battle of Midway
June 4-7 1942
-Battle was fought over the tiny U.S. mid-Pacific base at Midway atoll.
-Planes attacked a portion of the Japanese fleet more than 500 miles west of Midway. The American losses were heavy.
- The Battle od Midway was a loss for American pilots and sailors. The Japanese lost four aircraft carriers, and many skilled pilots
-The Battle of Midway is the turning point of the war
-The battle was an American victory -
Saipan
June 15th 1944 - July 9th 1944
-Allied invasion
-The Allies had captured the Solomon Islands, the Gilbert Islands, the Marshall Islands and the Papuan peninsula of New Guinea. This left the Japanese holding the Philippines, the Caroline Islands, Palau Islands and Mariana Islands.
- Fire was from a distance of 10,000 yards or more, and crews were inexperienced in shore bombardment. -
Iwo Jima
19 February–26 March 1945
-The United States fought for and captured Iwo Jima from Japan
-Iwo Jima was critical to the U.S. because of it's heavily loaded artilery
-This was the only U.S. Marine battle where the American overall casualties exceeded the Japanese
The allied powers won the battle -
Okinawa
April 1945
-U.S. Marines invaded Okinawa
-82-day-long battle
-One of the worse battles during WWII. More than 7,600 Americans had died. 110,000 Japanese had died.
-Japan surrendered after the fighting in Okinawa -
Guadalcanal
It began in August 1942 and ending in January 1943
-6 month battle of violence fought on land, sea and air
-the objective was for the Japanese to threaten the supply and communication routes between the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand
-7,100 men killed in action for the United States.The Japanese lost 31,000 killed and 1,000 captured.
The U.S. won the battle
