WWII Info Defeating the Axis Powers

The Fall of the Philippines Immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan attacked the Philippines Defended by General Douglas MacArthur Retreated to the Bataan Peninsula and later surrendered Bataan Death March

The Doolittle Raid on Tokyo FDR wanted to raise Americans morale through a bombing raid of Tokyo Aircraft carrier Hornet launched B-25’s to bomb Tokyo and then land in China

Japanese wanted to attack multiple U.S. bases at once The Battle of Coral Sea Japanese wanted to attack multiple U.S. bases at once US team of code breakers in Hawaii intercepted Japanese orders Admiral Chester Nimitz intercepts Japanese attack on New Guinea at Coral Sea and kept the American supply line to Australia Open

The Navajo Code Talkers Needed because the army was using radios to send messages Used Navajo recruits to develop code words Jay-sho or “buzzard” = bomber Lo-tso or “whale” = battleship Ni-ma-si or “potatoe” = grenade

The Battle of Midway Turning point in the Pacific 4 Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk 362 Americans killed 3,057 Japanese killed

Japanese Kamikaze Pilots.asf Island Hopping US Pacific Campaign Strategy Kamikaze attack on USS St. Louis