https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8 Pacific events en-us 2022-03-04 14:38:04 UTC 2025-04-07 19:13:08 UTC hello@padlet.com 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2078088998 6 months after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, a conflict between the US navy and the Japanese navy took place as the Battle of Midway. The US navy came out on top and successfully defended the major base located at Midway Island. This battle also helped turn the tides of the war.
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Source: Battle of Midway - Location, Outcome & Significance - HISTORY]]> 2022-03-04 15:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2078088998 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2081815227 The Battle of Okinawa was a battle mainly between the U.S. and Japanese forces. The U.S. Army troops and marines split the island into 2, until the first counterattack by the Japanese with kamikazes. This battle was one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific War, claiming 12,000 American and 100,000 Japanese lives. The battle finally ended on June 21, 1945.
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Sources: Battle of Okinawa | Map, Combatants, Facts, Casualties, & Outcome | Britannica]]> 2022-03-07 14:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2081815227 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2081868049 The Battle of Bataan was a battle following the attack after Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, was a battle between the U.S. and Japanese forces. The Allies were preparing for the Japanese to attack, so Bataan was divided between 2 new formations. Then Japan attacked, Lieutenant General Akira Nara opened the assault on Bataan when his troops advanced on Parker's line. The Battle finally ended April 9, 1942.
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Source: The Battle of Bataan - World War II (thoughtco.com)]]> 2022-03-07 15:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2081868049 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082597516 Iwo Jima was an iconic battle between the U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan. This battle lasted for 5 of the bloodiest weeks of WWII. General Kuribayashi positioned his artillery in the mountains above to open fire on the American marines, which cause a stall in the U.S. advances and inflicted some casualties. The battle finally ended March 26, 1945.
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Source: Battle of Iwo Jima - Facts, Significance & Dates - HISTORY]]> 2022-03-07 21:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082597516 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082632394 The Battle of Guadalcanal was a battle between the U.S. troops and the Japanese troops. The landings began with 3,000 U.S. Marines attacking the seaplane bases at Tulagi and Gavutu-Tanambogo. The marines began securing the island and engaged enemy forces. Finally, the battle ended with the Japanese leaving and General Alexander Patch declared the island secured and ended February 9, 1943.
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Source: Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II (thoughtco.com)]]> 2022-03-07 22:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082632394 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082770269 The Tokyo Bay Raid, also known as the Doolittle Raid, was a battle of the U.S. Army Air Forces bombing Tokyo and other Japan cities. This raid led Japan to retain four army fighter groups in 1942 and 1943. The primary purpose of this raid is to destroy military targets and slow down the war production in Japan and to create fear in the Japanese people. This raid ended in the same day it started.
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Source: Doolittle Raid | Date, Definition, Summary, Facts, Map, Video, & Plane | Britannica]]> 2022-03-08 00:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082770269 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082792765 In Los Alamos, New Mexico, the U.S. forces was testing their most dangerous weapon system yet! The atomic bomb. The purpose of testing this nuclear explosion was to have a dangerous option to end World War 2. The explosion of this test released 18.6 kilotons of power, which instantly vaporized things around it and turning the sand and asphalt into green glass. After that explosion, a very strong and powerful blast came through, sending a lot of heat across the desert.
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Source: Trinity Site - World's First Nuclear Explosion | Department of Energy]]> 2022-03-08 00:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082792765 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082815176 The bombing of Nagasaki was an atomic bomb from the Manhattan Project that was dropped. The atomic bomb that they used was nicknamed "Fat Man" and it was more powerful than Hiroshima. The amount of power that "Fat Man" created was 21 kilotons of power, around 40 percent greater than the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. Nagasaki was obliterated.
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Source: Manhattan Project: The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, August 9, 1945 (osti.gov)]]> 2022-03-08 00:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082815176 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082829514 The bombing of Hiroshima was destroyed by an atomic bomb nicknamed "Little Boy". This bomb was the weaker one of the two bombs that we dropped, with a force of 15 kilotons of power and it was Enola Gay that released this bomb. The people that was closest to the explosion, was instantly killed, their bodies was turned to black char.
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Source: Manhattan Project: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 (osti.gov)]]> 2022-03-08 00:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082829514 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082852585 The Battle of Leyte was and air and sea battle between the Japanese and the U.S. This battle crippled the Japanese Combined Fleet, permitted U.S. invasion of the Philippines, and reinforced the Allies' control of the Pacific. The U.S. had been successful with island hopping campaign. The change in territorial controls had made the Pacific an Allied "mare nostrum." The battle finally ended in October 26, 1944.
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Source: Battle of Leyte Gulf | Facts, Casualties, & Significance | Britannica]]> 2022-03-08 01:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2082852585 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2084123690 The Battle of Wake Island was a battle between the U.S. and Japan. During this battle, a small force of U.S. Marines and some civilians fought elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Japanese first struck Wake Island at noon with a wave of tactical bombers from Marshall Islands. The battle finally ended December 23, 1941.
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Source: Battle of Wake Island | World War II | Britannica]]> 2022-03-08 14:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2084123690 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2084169102 Battle of Coral Sea was a battle between the Japanese and U.S. Pacific fleets. The Japanese fleets were split into two where one is going towards the main Allied base and the other going towards Tulagi. Although the Allied powers lose more forces than the Japanese, the battle became a strategic success for the Allied Powers. The battle finally ended May 8, 1942.
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Source: Battle of Coral Sea | World War 2 Facts]]> 2022-03-08 14:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2084169102 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2084200566 The Battle of Manila, also known as the Manila Massacre, was a battle between the U.S. and Filipino forces and the Japanese forces. This battle was a fierce and first urban fighting in the region. The U.S. forces came in from many different directions, trying to surround the region to attack. After this war, Japanese General Yamashita did receive the blame for this battle and was eventually hung for war crimes. This battle finally ended on March 3, 1945.
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Source: Battle Of Manila | Historynet]]> 2022-03-08 15:13:50 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2084200566 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2084866115 The battle of Tarawa was a battle between the U.S. and Japan. The Japanese had a very heavy resistance. The 18,000 Marines from the U.S. was sent to Betio, and they thought it would be easy to secure this base. A lot of casualties occurred on both sides on this 76-hour battle. The battle ended on November 23, 1943.
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Source: Battle of Tarawa - HISTORY]]> 2022-03-08 21:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2084866115 1229943 https://padlet.com/1229943/hxrhq82v3wbwfum8/wish/2084877723 Island hopping was a military tactic where troops would go from island to island to cross the ocean and to get closer to Japan. Each of the island was like a steppingstone picked for certain reasons to make the way to Japan. The problem with island hopping is that it is time consuming, and the U.S. didn't really like the wait. They stopped doing this tactic February 19, 1945.
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