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Doolittle's Raid
Victor: U.S.
-Air raid on Japanese Home Islands
-Led by James H. Doolittle
-Boosted American morale
-Greatly embarrassed Japanese -
Coral Sea
May 4 - 8, 1942
Victor: U.S.
-First battle in which air craft carriers engaged in battle against eachother
-Niether side's ships fired directly at eachother
-U.S. lost more ships, but it was a strategic victory for it set up better positioning for future battles -
Midway
June 4 - 7, 1942
Victor: U.S.
-Turning point of war
-U.S. lost 1 ship while Japan lost 4
-Destroyed Japan's naval strength
-U.S. regained control of the Pacific -
Guadalcanal
August 7, 1942 - February 9, 1943
Victor: Japanese
-Expensive battle for both sides
-Japanese attempt to recapture airfield
-Japanese lost over 9,000 men due to disease -
Saipan
June 15 - July 9, 1944
Victor: U.S.
-One of the bloodiest battles of the war
-Invasion mainly took place on land after U.S. ships fired at islands
-Tojo resigns after U.S. victory -
Iwo Jima
February 19 - March 26, 1945
Victor: U.S.
-Japanese use of Kamikaze attacks
-First attack on Japanese homeland
-Fiercest fighting of the Pacific -
Okinawa
April 1 - June 22, 1945
Victor: U.S.
-Yields highest number of casualties in the Pacific Theatre
-Bloodiest battle of the war
-Japan surrenders
