War in the Pacific by https://padlet.com/19hansoemm/jw6gvbmu2sh5 en-us 2018-04-18 15:11:12 UTC 2026-03-15 13:28:55 UTC hello@padlet.com December 7, 1941 19hansoemm https://padlet.com/19hansoemm/jw6gvbmu2sh5/wish/253045066
  • Japan attacked the United States Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. 
  • The attack prevented the United States from interfering with Japanese military operations for a short time.
  • America declared war on Japan in response.

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  • American Naval victory at the Battle of Midway. 
  • This was a turning point in WWII. 
  • The Japanese fleet took a hard hit and turned back.

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  • The United States attacked Japan in the Solomon Islands, forcing the Japanese to withdraw from the island of Guadalcanal. 
  • The Japanese suffered a hard loss to their military assets.

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  • The United States liberated the Philippines through a series of air strikes and bombings on the Japanese.

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  • At the battle of Iwo Jima, American ships and aircrafts attacked first, followed by the marines who struggled to attack the Japanese who were hiding in bunkers and underground tunnels.
  • Nearly 20,000 Japanese and 6,825 Americans were killed.


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  • The United States wanted to force Japan to surrender as soon as possible to minimize American casualties so their forces dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 
  • It is approximated that 120,000-200,000 people were killed by the explosions.

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  • Japan formally surrenders to Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States who had been occupying the country since mid-August.

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