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Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was a bombing carried out by the Japanese and was preventative to keep the United States from interfering with military actions and to gain particular resources from Pacific Islands. -
Battle of Bataan
This battle was the Japanese attack on the Philippines. The United States surrendered the Bataan peninsula. The Japanese wanted to keep the United States out of the Pacific, and the United States had a base in Bataan. -
Battle of Midway
This was a planned Japanese ambush on American aircraft carriers. This was another attempt by the Japanese to keep the United States out of the Pacific. Japanese forces tried to cripple the United State's navy. -
Manhattan Project Starts
The Manhattan Project was the research in the development by the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada to develop nuclear weaponry. This was a response to the repeated attacks by the Japanese on the United States. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
This attack was the Allies first major offensive. They launched a surprise attack and took control over a Japanese air base that was under construction. -
The Battle of Leyte Gulf
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was an allied landing during World War 2. This battle was lost by the Japanese and destroyed a majority of their fleet. It strained heavily the Japaneses ability to move resources from Southeast Asia -
Battle of Iwo Jima
During the Battle of Iwo Jima the allies completed their first attacks on Japanese home Islands. Iwo Jima was defended by nearly 23,000 Japanese soldiers. It wiped out Japanese forces after almost a month of fighting.They wanted this island so they had a place to land B-29 bombers for repairs. -
Battle of Okinawa
This was the last battle of the Pacific and was also the bloodiest. This battle lasted 82 days and the Japanese lost more than 77,000 soldiers, and the Allies suffered more than 65,000 casualties. This was retaliation for the Japanese's repeat suicide attacks.
