pacific ww2 timeline by Cameron Cockett https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx en-us 2021-05-25 20:08:38 UTC 2021-05-25 20:36:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Battle Of Midway-June 1942 cockettc2 https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559186547 Japan had a bigger arsenal by 2 to 1 
First american carrier,yorktown gets bombed
Second wave of bombers arrive and bomb it again, it's deck is ruined
Japanese carrier sinked , there plans backfired
3000 japanese are killed
America only lost 1 carrier and destroyer 


]]> 2021-05-25 20:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559186547 Battle Of Coral Sea- May 1942 cockettc2 https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559189368 Japan want to cut Australia off of the allies
First battle where the ships never see each other. 
Ships vs planes , carrier ships are now the most valued 
Japan don't get coral sea but US gain nothing too.


]]> 2021-05-25 20:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559189368 Battle Of Layte Gulf- October 1944 cockettc2 https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559191489 Largest naval battle in history
American are massively outnumbered , caught off guard
US chose fight over flight, tried to out pace japanese ships 
US get lucky hit and destroy a cruiser
US continued to harras ships , didn't stay off there tail
Japan turned around and surrender the fight after significant losses


]]> 2021-05-25 20:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559191489 Battle of Iwo Jima - March 1945 cockettc2 https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559197925 Japan knew USA would win the battle, they just had to make sure it was a very expensive victory
Let USA land safe but then bombarded them as soon as they did
Marines used flamethrowers and grenades 
Japanese employed guerilla tactics 
America pushed them back all the way to the edge of the island
Put a american flag up on the top of highest point 
Marines secure iwo jima


]]> 2021-05-25 20:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559197925 Battle Of Okinawa - April 1945 cockettc2 https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559206857 Last stepping stone to japan
Japanese ordered slaughter of all live stock on island to eat
Us started week long bombardment
They then land on a small island on the west of okinawa
US faced no opposition on beaches 
Marines went north army went south


]]> 2021-05-25 20:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559206857 Guadalcanal- February cockettc2 https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559223190 Off coast of australia 
Marines storm ashore and capture henderson field 
Enemy ships come to attack and sinks 4 cruisers of american fleet, the rest excape. The japanese want to deestroy Enterprise
Enterprise attacked by planes, a lot of direct bomb hits, Enterprise is out of the fight
Japanese reach guadalcanal 
Enterprise comes out of repair docks and enters the fight
Henderson field fully won by marines 


]]> 2021-05-25 20:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559223190 Hiroshima Bombing- August 1945 cockettc2 https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559235973
Germany surrender, russia want control of japan.
USA launch first tester nuke , 
Truman was being told a lot of reasons why and why not to use it by people around him.
It was a smart war move but terrible moral move 
Allies ask for surrender of japan
Japan did not agree
Usa sent bomber planes to bomb hiroshima, bombers were unknowing they were carrying the atom bomb
Bomb is dropped and destroys the city ,70,000 dead in less than a second


]]> 2021-05-25 20:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559235973 Japan Surrender- September 1945 cockettc2 https://padlet.com/cockettc2/nlay3x9xxb126ezx/wish/1559237305 Japanese emperor surrenders, he knew he couldnt keep going , despite advice to fight until the last man 
Japanese representatives board ss missouri to sign their surrender. 
Ally nations sign
WW2 was finally Over  


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