WWll ch 2

By Trey778

  • The Fall of the Philippines

    10 days after pearl harbor japan attacked the philippines and took it over in march

  • The Battle of the Coral Sea

    America stopped an attack from japan after intercepting a code in hawaii

  • Bataan Death March

    After taking over the philippians japan forced prisoners of war to march 65 miles to the prison camp almost 10,000 people died

  • The Doolittle Raid

    The US bombed tokyo to strike back for pearl harbor
    this was the first time japan had Been bombed
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    It was the turning point of the war. Japan lost the heart of its fleet and was at a disadvantage at sea. It was also the first time the US had stopped the japanese advance

  • island hopping campaign

    when the US first started using island hopping to fight back against japan

  • Mariana Islands

    using island hopping The US captured Saipan, Tinian, and Guam so they could reach japan and put them in range of the B-29

  • Solomon Islands

    MacArthur’s troops finally captured enough islands to surround the main Japanese base in the region

  • Manila is captured

    MacArthur’s troops finally captured manila The battle left the city in ruins and more than 100,000 Filipino civilians dead
  • The Battle of Leyte Gulf

    The Battle of Leyte Gulf

    the largest naval battle in history