Unit 8 Day 9 (Pacific War) Quote: “Our citizens can now rejoice that a momentous victory is in the making. Perhaps we will be forgiven if we claim we are.

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Unit 8 Day 9 (Pacific War) Quote: “Our citizens can now rejoice that a momentous victory is in the making. Perhaps we will be forgiven if we claim we are about midway to our objective.” - Admiral Chester Nimitz Focus Question(s): What is the role of the United States in responding to international crises? Specified Content: Japanese Territorial Expansion, Doolittle Raid, Coral Sea, Midway/Guadalcanal State Standards: Strand 1 Concept 8 PO 2: f

Pacific War Before and after Pearl Harbor Japan was expanding it’s empire. They conquered much of mainland Asia and continued south and east across the Pacific.

April 18, 1942: Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle led 16 bombers in an air raid of Tokyo city. Doolittle’s Raid helped to lift America’s spirits while dampening the spirts of Japan.

Yokosuka Japan Naval base taken from one of the Doolittle B-25 bombers, 18 April B-25B bombers on the deck of the USS Hornet, prepared to take off, 18 April 1942.

May 1942: The Battle of the Coral Sea lasted for 5 days. The American and Australian stopped Japan’s advance towards Australia.

June 1942: The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific War. The allies decimated the Japanese fleet at Midway and began to move closer to Japan after winning the battle.

August 1942: The invasion of Guadalcanal was the first Allied offensive in the Pacific. The battle lasted six months and was Japan’s first defeat on land.