Chapter 24 Section 3 The United States in World War II Riddlebarger The War in the Pacific Chapter 24 Section 3 The U.S. Enters WWII Riddlebarger Chapter 24 Section 3 The United States in World War II Riddlebarger
War in the Pacific Outline Slow Start for the Allies Japanese advances The Philippines Bataan Death March Americans Respond Doolittle’s Raid Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Guadalcanal Allies Press On US industry impact Code Talkers Back to the Philippines Kamikaze Iwo Jima & Okinawa
Pearl Harbor Damage
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan- part of Philippines
Bataan Death March
Doolittle’s Raid http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h64000/h64472.jpg
Battle of the Coral Sea Breaking of Japanese code 1st time Japanese advances stopped.
Battle of Midway Midway changes balance of power in the Pacific. Turning point- U.S. on the offensive USS Yorktown listing before sunk by Japanese subs.
Guadalcanal
Code Talkers
Back To the Philippines By mid-1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf
Kamikaze
Iwo Jima
Okinawa 350 miles from Japan Huge casualty numbers June 1945- U.S. gains control