WWII PACIFIC BATTLES. Japan’s 1941-1942 gains  Guam  Wake Island  Hong Kong  The Philippines  Thailand  Malaya  Singapore.

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WWII PACIFIC BATTLES

Japan’s gains  Guam  Wake Island  Hong Kong  The Philippines  Thailand  Malaya  Singapore

The Philippines  Mostly defeated by early April 1942  Gen. MacArthur: “I shall return”  Bataan Death March – forced march of remaining troops several miles without rest, many died or were killed  m/watch?v=OPlfhVEw- 7U m/watch?v=OPlfhVEw- 7U

Battle of the Coral Sea  April 1942  Japan preparing for attack on Australia and further control of Pacific  US lost more ships but  Japan advanced stopped

Doolittle Raid  April 18 th, 1942  16 US bombers attacked Tokyo  Most crash-landed in China  Not much damage to Japan; however, huge morale boost to US troops  m/watch?v=laLYsAUu m/watch?v=laLYsAUu1- 0

Midway  June 4-7, 1942  Major US victory  Japan had planned a trap but the US had broken their code  Major turning point  dway/mid_over.html dway/mid_over.html

Battle of Guadalcanal  August Feb 1943  Started Allied Island Hopping strategy  Fought through dense jungle and swamp  ZVLXYU ZVLXYU

Battle of Saipen  June 15 – July  Large number of Japanese civilians lived there  Suicide cliff – encouraged by emperor Hirohito  opics/world-war- ii/world-war-ii- history/videos/battle- saipan opics/world-war- ii/world-war-ii- history/videos/battle- saipan

2 nd Battle of Guam  July 21 – August  Japanese holdouts: soldiers who went into hiding rather than surrender  One found in Guam in 1972  HEhkg HEhkg

Battle of Peleliu  September – November 1944  Estimated: 4 days  Actuality: 2 months  Controversial: questionably strategic value and high casualty rate  /watch?v=Mel9s2IXKHg (first 3 minutes) /watch?v=Mel9s2IXKHg

Battle of Leyte Gulf  October  Kamikaze – suicide plane  Taken to deprive Japanese of oil  Japan sent all nearby vessels  Essentially ended the threat of the Japanese navy

Retaking the Philippines  Originally going to be skipped  MacArthur convinced Roosevelt to reclaim them  Large support from local Filipinos guaranteed Allied success

Battle of Iwo Jima  February 1945 – marines stormed the beaches  Extensive defensive fortifications despite almost guaranteed allied success  22,000 Japanese soldiers at start; 216 surrendered

Iwo Jima video  of-iwo-jima/videos of-iwo-jima/videos

Battle of Okinawa  April to June 1945  Last major engagement of the war  Planned to use as base for Japan invasion  opics/world-war- ii/world-war-ii- history/videos/battle- okinawa opics/world-war- ii/world-war-ii- history/videos/battle- okinawa

Review  Which battle was the turning point?  Which battle had the iconic photo of the American troops raising the flag?  Which battle ended the threat of the Japanese Navy?  Which battle stopped the Japanese advance towards Australia?