Battles of the Pacific by Will Nash https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific 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 2018-03-26 08:10:21 UTC 2024-10-27 16:21:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ninja.png Details wnash141 https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/245975226 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.
]]> 2018-03-26 08:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/245975226 Outcomes wnash141 https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/245975303
  • Japanese empire expanded
  • American forces retreat to Australia 
    • This set the stage for the Island hopping campaign. 

    ]]>     2018-03-26 08:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/245975303     wnash141 https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/245975550 2018-03-26 08:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/245975550 Details https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246045314 There was a lot of bloody fighting and severe casualties but the United States had it won from the start
    Japan had no form of retreat so the United states was able to overwhelm and win the battle.]]>     2018-03-26 12:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246045314     Outcomes https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246046293 The united states won the battle
    Most Japanese were killed with only 216 out of 21600 taken prisoner.]]>     2018-03-26 12:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246046293     Picture https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246047191 2018-03-26 12:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246047191 https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246048750 2018-03-26 12:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246048750 Important Details https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246051167 One of the biggest naval battles in history

    ]]>     2018-03-26 12:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246051167     Battle at Guadalcanal willshea808 https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246051182 The solomon island of guadalcanal was the key goal to gain control, due to the recent japanese airfield that had been established on the island. If the united states and australian forces could take the island than it could hevily hinder the japanese air forces ]]> 2018-03-26 12:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246051182 Outcomes https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246051779 •U.S Reclaimed traction in the Pacific
    •Japanese Naval Forces were no longer a threat]]>     2018-03-26 13:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246051779     Significant Outcomes https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246052089 Decisive Allied victory
    Japanese naval powers crippled after US Navy destrow much of Japan’s surface fleet]]>     2018-03-26 13:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246052089     https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246052137 2018-03-26 13:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246052137 The fight took place on a major naval base and took place from May 4-8.between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246052647 2018-03-26 13:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246052647 Details https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246846132 Okinawa is very close to the Japanese mainland, and was intended to be the staging ground for the US invasion of Japan. The island is filled with tunnels and caves which allowed the Japanese to fight a long, bloody battle for every inch of the island.]]> 2018-03-28 11:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246846132 https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246846417 2018-03-28 11:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246846417 Outcomes https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246847048 In the battle for Okinawa the US lost over 12,000 troops. In the end, they never really used the island as the intended staging ground anyway, as the Fat Man and Little Boy bombs were on their way.]]> 2018-03-28 11:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246847048 Important Details https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246847323 Three day battle that took place on and around the island of Leyte.
    First battle in which Japanese aircraft carried out Kamikaze attacks. (Japanese special attack units that initiated 🤬 attacks on US warships by flying their planes into them. Planes usually contained some form of explosives.)]]>     2018-03-28 11:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246847323     https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246847412 Outcomes: the plan to invade midway had been stopped and Japan’s navy had suffered a terrible blow]]> 2018-03-28 11:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246847412 The allies had successfully stopped the attacks lead by the Japanese, which caused for a major turning point in the war. There were ove 90 https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246847830 air crafts that were destroyed in the attacks and one major transport that could no longer be used.]]> 2018-03-28 11:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246847830 https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246847978 2018-03-28 11:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246847978 https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246848010 2018-03-28 11:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246848010 https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246850207 2018-03-28 12:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246850207 Details https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246850710 Japan wanted to destroy what remained of the us naval power 

    Japan had a large advantage with their number of ships ]]>     2018-03-28 12:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wnash141/Pacific/wish/246850710