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Page 1: WWIIWWII The Pacific Theater Timeline of Major Battles The Pacific Theater Timeline of Major Battles

WWIIWWIIWWIIWWIIThe Pacific TheaterTimeline of Major Battles

The Pacific TheaterTimeline of Major Battles

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Japanese FiguresJapanese Figures

Hirohito - Emperor of Japan during WWII

Tojo - Minister of War

Yamamoto - Naval admiral. Called for the attack on Pearl Harbor

Hirohito - Emperor of Japan during WWII

Tojo - Minister of War

Yamamoto - Naval admiral. Called for the attack on Pearl Harbor

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Bombing of PEarl HarborBombing of PEarl Harbor

December 7, 1941

Admiral Yamamoto’s decision

Sneak attack on US fleet docked in Hawaii

Took only 2 hours

Next day, FDR declared war on Japan

December 7, 1941

Admiral Yamamoto’s decision

Sneak attack on US fleet docked in Hawaii

Took only 2 hours

Next day, FDR declared war on Japan

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Doolittle RaidDoolittle Raid

April 1942

Revenge for Pearl Harbor

Air raid, bombing of Tokyo & other cities

Provided a morale booster for US

Japan could be made vulnerable

April 1942

Revenge for Pearl Harbor

Air raid, bombing of Tokyo & other cities

Provided a morale booster for US

Japan could be made vulnerable

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Battle of Coral SeaBattle of Coral Sea

May 4-8, 1942

Ships not even in sight of each other

Fought entirely from aircraft

Stopped Japan’s southward advance

May 4-8, 1942

Ships not even in sight of each other

Fought entirely from aircraft

Stopped Japan’s southward advance

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Battle of MidwayBattle of Midway

June 4 - 7, 1942

Turned the tide of war in Pacific to US advantage

Caught Japanese fleet off guard. Sank many aircraft carriers before planes could take off

Called, “...the most stunning & decisive blow in the history of naval warfare.”

June 4 - 7, 1942

Turned the tide of war in Pacific to US advantage

Caught Japanese fleet off guard. Sank many aircraft carriers before planes could take off

Called, “...the most stunning & decisive blow in the history of naval warfare.”

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Battle of GuadalcanalBattle of Guadalcanal

Aug. 7, 1942 - Feb. 9, 1943

“Operation Watchtower”

1st major battle of “Island Hopping” campaign

Prevent Japanese building airbase in Solomon Islands

Aug. 7, 1942 - Feb. 9, 1943

“Operation Watchtower”

1st major battle of “Island Hopping” campaign

Prevent Japanese building airbase in Solomon Islands

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Battle of Iwo JimaBattle of Iwo Jima

Feb.19 - March 26, 1945

“Operation Detachment”

US fought for & secured 3 airfields on islands of Iwo Jima

Allied victory from beginning - superior numbers, weaponry

Feb.19 - March 26, 1945

“Operation Detachment”

US fought for & secured 3 airfields on islands of Iwo Jima

Allied victory from beginning - superior numbers, weaponry

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Battle of OkinawaBattle of Okinawa

April - June, 1945

“Operation Iceburg”

Last island on the way to Japan

Bloodiest battle in the Pacific

Known as “tetsu no ame” in Japanese (Rain of steel)

100,000 Japanese casualties 50,000 US casualties

April - June, 1945

“Operation Iceburg”

Last island on the way to Japan

Bloodiest battle in the Pacific

Known as “tetsu no ame” in Japanese (Rain of steel)

100,000 Japanese casualties 50,000 US casualties

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Atomic BombAtomic Bomb

July 16, 1945

Bomb is tested in desert of New Mexico - called “Trinity Test”

“Manhattan Project” - code name for development of the bomb

Chief Scientist: Oppenheimer

Used Einstein’s E = MC

July 16, 1945

Bomb is tested in desert of New Mexico - called “Trinity Test”

“Manhattan Project” - code name for development of the bomb

Chief Scientist: Oppenheimer

Used Einstein’s E = MC

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Atomic BombAtomic Bomb

August 6, 1945

The “Enola Gay” bomber drops “Little Boy” on Hiroshima

August 6, 1945

The “Enola Gay” bomber drops “Little Boy” on Hiroshima

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Atomic BombAtomic Bomb

August 9, 1945

The “Bockscar” (B-29 Bomber) dropped “Fat Man” on Nagasaki

August 9, 1945

The “Bockscar” (B-29 Bomber) dropped “Fat Man” on Nagasaki

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Atomic BombAtomic Bomb

September 2, 1945

Japan surrendered aboard the USS Missouri

The war was over

September 2, 1945

Japan surrendered aboard the USS Missouri

The war was over