1. WWII Info Defeating the Axis Powers

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

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

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