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The Fall of the Philippines
10 days after pearl harbor japan attacked the philippines and took it over in march -
The Battle of the Coral Sea
America stopped an attack from japan after intercepting a code in hawaii -
Bataan Death March
After taking over the philippians japan forced prisoners of war to march 65 miles to the prison camp almost 10,000 people died -
The Doolittle Raid
The US bombed tokyo to strike back for pearl harbor
this was the first time japan had Been bombed -
Battle of Midway
It was the turning point of the war. Japan lost the heart of its fleet and was at a disadvantage at sea. It was also the first time the US had stopped the japanese advance -
island hopping campaign
when the US first started using island hopping to fight back against japan -
Mariana Islands
using island hopping The US captured Saipan, Tinian, and Guam so they could reach japan and put them in range of the B-29 -
Solomon Islands
MacArthur’s troops finally captured enough islands to surround the main Japanese base in the region -
Manila is captured
MacArthur’s troops finally captured manila The battle left the city in ruins and more than 100,000 Filipino civilians dead -
The Battle of Leyte Gulf
the largest naval battle in history