1. JAPAN’S PACIFIC CAMPAIGN

2. Event
What happened?
What is the significance of the battle or attack?

3. 1. Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Surprise Attack; Sunk / damaged nearly all of the USA’s Pacific fleet
U.S. declares war on Japan

4. 2. Fall of Southeast Asian colonies
Japan plans attacks to seize valuable European colonies
Japan gained much needed resources

5. 3. Doolittle’s raid on Japan
Revenge for Pearl Harbor, US bombed 16 Japanese cities
Showed Japanese ability to be bombed & raised American morale

6. Japan & US fight to a draw
4. Battle of the Coral Sea
Japan & US fight to a draw
Introduced a new Naval warfare method… all airplanes

7. 5. Battle of Midway
US defeats Japanese fleet preparing to attack US base at Midway island
Reversed the tide of the war in the Pacific

8. US Marines w/ Australian support seize Japanese airfield.
6. Battle of Guadalcanal
US Marines w/ Australian support seize Japanese airfield.
Forced Japanese to abandon the island
B. Started MacArthur’s “island hopping”