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Doolittle Raid
- was the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese Home Islands (specifically Honshu) during World War II.
- it was successful
- the Doolittle raid did little material damage
- In Tokyo, the targets included an oil tank farm, a steel mill, several power plants, Six schools and an army hospital were also hit.
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Coral Sea
- a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia.
- The battle was the first fleet action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other.
- no clear victor
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Midway
- the Allies' first major victory against the Japanese
- The battle has often been called "the turning point of the Pacific"
- changed the way we fight at sea, more aircraft
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guadalcanal
-codename Operation Watchtower
-It was the first major offensive by Allied forces against Japan
-Japanese withdrawed -
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Saipan
-Saipan was only approximately 1,300 mi away from home islands of Japan.
-America was victorious
-22,000 Japanese civilians died, 1,000 Japanese civilians committed suicide -
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Iwo Jima
- Operation Detachment
- Mission was to capture 3 airfields on Iwo Jima
- America was successful although the American casualties exceeded the Japanese
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Okinawa
- Operation Iceberg
- Allies planned to use Okinawa as a base for air operations on the planned invasion of Japanese mainland
- Allies successful
