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32 GUIDED READING Japan’s Pacific Campaign

Section 2

A. Drawing Conclusions As you read this section, answer the questions about the
war in the Pacific.
a. What happened?
b. What is the significance of the battle or attack?

1. Bombing of Pearl Harbor
a.Japan, in an attempt to expand as an empire decided to launch a surprise attack against
the United States at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii that severely damaged the Pacific Fleet and
killed thousands
b.
The United States abandoned isolationism and entered WWII by declaring war on Japan
the following day.

2. Fall of Southeast Asian a. Guam and Wake Island followed by the Philippines and the British possessions of
Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore, Dutch East Indies, and Burma.
colonies
b. Allied forces were captured as war prisoners.

3. Doolittle’s raid on Japan a. Doolittle's raid was a surprise attack on Tokyo, Japan. There wasn't much damage or
casualties but the attack served as a tool for American morale after the Pearl Harbor
bombings. Japan equally responded with further aggression.
b. America was more confident to fight Japan

4. Battle of the Coral Sea a. The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first naval engagement in which the ships did not
face one another directly, Allied ships and planned prevented Japanese advance and also
helped Austrialia fend off invasion. This preceded the Battle of Midway Island.
b. The United States advanced and Japan became increasingly more vulnerable.

5. Battle of Midway a.Aircraft battle over the sea in which the United States destroyed Japan's first-line
carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots.
b. This alongside with Battle of Guadalcanal, this victory was the turning point in the
Pacific war and ended the threat of further Japanese invasions.

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6. Battle of Guadalcanal a. World War II battle in the Pacific; it represented the first Allied counter-attack against
Japanese forces; Allied victory forced Japanese forces to abandon the island.

b. The United states then decided the best course of action was the nuclear bomb.

B. Summarizing On the back of this paper, identify Isoroku Yamamoto and

Douglas MacArthur.

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