1. Anticipatory Set Discuss the following questions with your neighbor: What do you remember about September 11, 2001? Are surprise attacks really a “surprise”?

2. Japan’s Pacific Campaign Divide you sheet into 3 columns. Label the left column “event”, middle column “what”, right column “significance” In groups of 3-4 use book/notes to describe the following battles and state their significance: 1.Bombing of Pearl harbor 2.Fall of Southeast Asian colonies 3.Doolittle’s raid on Japan 4.Battle of the Coral Sea 5.Battle of Midway 6.Battle of Guadalcanal

3. Japan’s Pacific Campaign 1.Bombing of Pearl harbor Event: JAP launched surprise attack, sinking or damaging almost the entire US Pacific Fleet Significance: US declared war on Japan 2.Fall of Southeast Asian colonies E: Through a planned series of attacks in the Pacific, Japan seized control of rich European colonies S: helped JAP replenish depleted resources 3.Doolittle’s raid on Japan E: As revenge for Pearl Harbor, US sent 16 B-25 bombers to bomb Japanese cities S: showed that JAP could be attacked; raised US morale 4.Battle of the Coral Sea E: JAP attack on Port Moresby as intercepted; JAP & US fleets fought to a draw S: introduced a new kind of naval warfare using only airplanes; stopped JAP Expansion southward 5.Battle of Midway E: US carrier planes defeated JAP fleet set to attack a key US airfield on Midway Island S: reversed the tide of war in the Pacific 6.Battle of Guadalcanal E: US marines and Australian troops seized JAP airfield and fought on land & sea for control of the island S: forced JAP to abandon island of Guadalcanal; began MacArthur’s island-hopping counterattack