Battles of the Pacific B2 by Will Nash https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2 With your group, use the textbook and BYOT to determine the relevant details and outcomes for your battle. When you are finished, post your findings here as well as a visual. en-us 2018-03-27 12:19:58 UTC 2024-11-16 22:32:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ninja.png Details wnash141 https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246447910 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.
]]> 2018-03-27 12:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246447910 Outcomes wnash141 https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246447913
  • Japanese empire expanded
  • American forces retreat to Australia 
    • This set the stage for the Island hopping campaign. 

    ]]>     2018-03-27 12:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246447913     wnash141 https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246447914 2018-03-27 12:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246447914 •Bombs were regularly dropped on Tokyo https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246514238 •Americans planned to invade I will Jima
    •Greatly outnumbered

    ]]>     2018-03-27 14:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246514238     https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246515302 •Marines managed to capture the islands talles point and thought they won
    •We captured the island after a few more weeks of fighting
    •Lost 7,000 American soldiers]]>     2018-03-27 14:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246515302     Leyte Gulf https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246515690 -Kamikaze: Japanese pilot loaded his aircraft with bombs and purposely crashed it into Allies ships.
    -Largest Naval battle, Allies had a huge advantage in numbers
    -outcome: Japan lost, and lost 4carriers, 3 battleshios, and number if other vessels. Allies also now feared the new suicidal attacks
    ]]>     2018-03-27 14:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246515690     Guadalcanal https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246516121 Japanese took over Solomon Islands and the Guadalcanal, Americans stepped in, kicked their butts on land, in air and at sea and the Japanese fled.]]> 2018-03-27 14:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246516121 https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246517100 Marines captured Mout suribachi
    Americans thought they would win but Japanese refused to surrender 
    Fighting continued for several weeks 

    Manny Americans/ Japanese died]]>     2018-03-27 14:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246517100     https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246517552 Code-named Operation:Iceberg
    beach invasion
    the Japanese lost the Yamato in theis battle.]]>     2018-03-27 14:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/246517552     https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/249211441 Used code breaking to counter Japanese plannned ambush Japanese where caught refueling carriers and ships and Americans sank 4 fleet carriers with a surprise attack ]]> 2018-04-06 13:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/249211441 Battle of Coral Sea https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/249212753 Details
    One of the first naval battles fought in the pacific (WWII).
    Japanese we’re seeking control at the Coral Sea with an invasion of port Morseby on the island of New Guinea.

    Outcomes
    Halting the Japanese for the first time.
    Without air cover the Japanese invasion force leaving victory to the Allies.]]>     2018-04-06 13:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/PacificB2/wish/249212753