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Philippine Invasion - American forces are no match for Japanese invaders.

Bataan Death March – Japanese forces force Allies to march through Bataan; many soldiers were executed along the way.

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Japanese empire expanded

American forces retreat to Australia

This set the stage for the Island hopping campaign.

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This battle took place when japanese forces were preparing to invade the british. The U.S admiral Chester Nimitz then sent two aircraft carriers to attack which gave damage to both navies. Americans loss many aircrafts from this but they stopped the japanese attack and the japanese advance was halted.

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The allied powers wanted a better base for launching raids on Japanese cities. In February of 1945 the U.S. set out to capture Iwo Jima. Early in the battle the U.S. marine captured the island’s tallest point- Mount Suribachi. The Japanese refused to surrender after and fighting continued for several more weeks. Overall 7,000 Americans and 19,000 Japanese died

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Japanese planned a trap to lure America into a navy battle.
Japanese had enormous navy and carrier count compared to America at this time.
American intelligence intercepted and decoded this attack and planned around it.
Admiral Nimitz placed carriers out of Japanese reach and the Japanese's air attack was caught and tailed back to their carriers by an American fleet.
Due to flaws in Japanese planning, the carriers were easily blown up by American bombers because of the explosive cargo of bombs, torpedoes, and fuel

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-Nearly 300 ships took part in the largest naval battle ever fought.
-Saw the major use of Japanese weapon
-Kamikaze attack: Japanese pilot crashed an aircraft full of bombs at enemy ships.

Outcome: Japanese lost four carriers, three battleships, and a number of vessels. This caused them to play no major role in the rest of the war.

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It was the first part of the Solomon Islands very swampy and jungley and the US retreated 

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It was the first part of the Solomon Islands very swampy and jungley and the US retreated 

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>Japanese navy heavily damaged
>America gains massive victory
>Midway safe from the attack

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12000 Americans died
110000 Japanese Tripp’s lost
Final island before America launched final attack