1. Pacific War

2. Japan Has Many Early Victories At the start of the war in the Pacific, Japan succeeded in a number of victories. After a string of victories Japanese seemed unbeatable.

3. Island Hopping U.S did not have to invade every island. Strategy of moving from Island to Island past Japanese Strong points. –Only invade the key islands. –Other islands will starve. –Goal: Get closer to Japanese mainland by going from Island to Island.

4. Bataan Death March Philippines fall to Japan. –Subjected prisoners to terrible cruelty –Not all Americans get off the islands. –Forced to march 75 miles –If fell behind were killed.

5. Doolittle Raid Named after Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle. –Bombed Tokyo and other major Japanese cities. –Did little damage but shook the confidence of Japan and raised American Morale. –Slowly the Allies began to turn the tide of the war.

6. Battle of Coral Sea Stopped Japanese Southward advancement. First naval battle done with just planes Ships never saw each other.

7. Battle of Midway

8. If Japan captures the island they can attack Hawaii. U.S victory stops Japanese expansion. Considered turning point in War in the Pacific. Japan is on the defensive for the rest of the war.

9. Two Wars at once As Japan worked to establish a new order in Southeast Asia and the pacific, the Nazis moved ahead with Hitler's plan for a new order in Europe. In essence WWII had two different wars going on at the same time. –War in the Pacific –War in Europe

10. Death Toll 48 Million dead total –27 million civilian USSR lost 20 million U.S lost 400,000 Germany 4.2 million Japan 2.3 million