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The War in the Pacific Ch 25 Section 3

Japan Advances After Pearl Harbor, the Japanese overran much of southeast Asia and many Pacific Islands.

The Philippines Dec. 1941, Gen. Douglas MacArthur (Bonus Army) forced to leave the Philippines.

“I Shall Return”

Doolittle Raid Spring 1942 – Daring bombing raid on Tokyo B-25 bombers

Battle of Coral Sea Japanese advance stopped by Aussies and Americans at Battle of Coral Sea Fighting done by planes – ships never saw each other

Midway Americans broke Japanese code and new where attack was coming June, 1942 Americans surprise Japanese (Admiral Chester Nimitz)

Midway (continued) Japanese lost 4 aircraft carriers, a cruiser, and 250 planes Turning point of the war in the Pacific

Americans begin Island-hopping

“People of the Philippines: I have returned”

Leyte Gulf Japanese use kamikaze attacks (suicide planes) Japanese lost 3 battleships, 4 aircraft carriers, 13 cruisers, and almost 500 planes. Japan’s Navy almost eliminated.

Iwo Jima Critical to U.S. as base for bombing Japan. Over 20,000 Japanese fighting from caves and tunnels. Over 6,000 marines died.

Okinawa April, 1945 1,900 Japanese kamikaze attacks 7,600 American dead 110,000 Japanese dead Ritual suicide

Okinawa (continued) Gave a foretaste of what the Allies imagined that an invasion of Japan’s home islands would be