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JAPAN’S PACIFIC CAMPAIGN

JAPAN’S PACIFIC CAMPAIGN. Event. What happened? What is the significance of the battle or attack?. 1. Bombing of Pearl Harbor. Surprise Attack; Sunk / damaged nearly all of the USA’s Pacific fleet U.S. declares war on Japan. 2. Fall of Southeast Asian colonies.

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JAPAN’S PACIFIC CAMPAIGN

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  1. JAPAN’SPACIFICCAMPAIGN

  2. Event • What happened? • What is the significance of the battle or attack?

  3. 1. Bombing of Pearl Harbor • Surprise Attack; Sunk / damaged nearly all of the USA’s Pacific fleet • U.S. declares war on Japan

  4. 2. Fall of Southeast Asian colonies • Japan plans attacks to seize valuable European colonies • Japan gained much needed resources

  5. 3. Doolittle’s raid on Japan • Revenge for Pearl Harbor, US bombed 16 Japanese cities • Showed Japanese ability to be bombed & raised American morale

  6. 4. Battle of the Coral Sea • Japan & US fight to a draw • Introduced a new Naval warfare method… all airplanes

  7. 5. Battle of Midway • US defeats Japanese fleet preparing to attack US base at Midway island • Reversed the tide of the war in the Pacific

  8. 6. Battle of Guadalcanal • US Marines w/ Australian support seize Japanese airfield. • Forced Japanese to abandon the island B. Started MacArthur’s “island hopping”

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