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One of the Ships hit during the attack on Pearl Harbor. A direct hit witch set the ship a flame immediately

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Japan lost 24k soldiers and was forced to retreat. To the Japanese the island became known as the island of death.

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Commander of the Allied land forces

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Midway Island (Home to a key American Air field)
Turning Point in the tide of the war against the Japanese

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Only used airplane carrier ships where the planes did all of the fighting. Although there were significant loses, the Allies were able to hold off the Japans advance.

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Led a small flight force to bomb Japan raising the moral of the troops showing that Japan can be damaged.

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Brutal torture for allied soldier. 50 mile walk up the peninsula

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Although the US sent out troops to help them, they were eventually over run and Japan was able to conquer the entire Philippines.

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Guam and Wake Island quickly fell to Japan because of their light defenses.

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Around the time or Pearl Harbor, Japan launched attack on the British controlled Hong Kong and on the American colonies of Guam and Wake Island. They also landed an invasion force on Thailand.

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December 7, 1941
The next day a declaration of war was announced

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Called for an attack on the US's naval fleet, seeing them as a danger.