The War In The Pacific

  • Attack On Pearl Harbor(1941)

    Attack On Pearl Harbor(1941)

    This attack meant Japan controlled the Pacific and would America out of isolation and into the war.
  • The Fall Of The Phillippines.

    The Phillippines suffered a great loss of life and when the war was over an estimated 1 Million Filipinos.
  • The Doolittle Raid On Tokyo

    The Doolittle Raid On Tokyo

    This was a Air Attack on the Japanese Capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu.
  • The Battle Of Coral Sea

    It was a Allied War (United States and Australia). Was a AirCraft and Naval war. The Japanese Won a Tactical Victory.
  • The Battle Of Midway

    This battle ended in a U.S. victory and was a turning point in WWII in the Pacific.
  • The Battle Of Guadalcanal

    This battle marked the first time the U.S was on the offensive side of things and attacked japan.
  • Island Hopping

    This is a strategy used by the allies mostly on japan to take over an island and make a military base there.
  • The Battle of Attu

    The Battle of Attu

    This battle was the only one fought on North America land and is believed japan seized attu to divert the U.S. pacific fleet.
  • The Battle of Tarawa

    The Battle of Tarawa

    This started the U.S. campaign against japan by seizing the heavily fortified, Japanese-held island of betio.
  • The Battle of Leyte Gulf

    This was the battle that reinforced the allies control of the pacific and it hurt the japanese combined fleet.