Hello prof,

After you listen to my friend presentation you now know what happen about japan and pearl harbor and
the conquest of japan in Asia
- However, it is more widely accepted[e][46] that the Pacific War itself began on 7 December (8
December Japanese time) 1941, when the Japanese invaded Thailand and attacked the
British colonies of Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong as well as the United States military
and naval bases in Hawaii, Wake Island, Guam, and the Philippines.[47][48][49]
- It’s been a little over two year since the beginning of WWII in Europe when the nazis invaded
Poland. And even before that as early as 1937 you’ve had all out war between the Chinese
and the Japanese , since the japnese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, so Asia had some
conflict for some times
- But as we go into 1942 the united states has just entered into world war II
- December 1941 japan goes on a major offensive,tries to knock out the U.S Pacific fleet in
Pearl harbor, attacks Wake Island, attack Guam, attacks hong kong, the Singapore Malaya
then shortly thereafter goes after other possessions Burma goes after the Dutch east indies
in its quest for natural resources and so you can imagine as we go into 1942 the Americans
are eager to retaliate
- Guy am going to highlight u some action and battle that of world war II in Pacific 1942
- The first notable action in 1942 is the Doolittle Raid named after Colonel Doolittle, who is the
architect of this raid. And the idea is not so much as a strategic victory but more of a
psychological one if the us could somehow attack the mainland of Japan , bomb the
mainland of japan, it would be a huge morale booster for the Americans, and it might cause
the Japanese people to question their own leadership. And so the idea is sent a carrier
within bomber rage roughly 1000 miles of the coast of japan and then sent 16b-25 bombers
to bomb the mainland, 15 of the bombers since they can’t land back onto the carrier,they are
to heavy and to large to do that, they land in china and one of them gets diverted to Russia
or soviet union and out of the 80 crewman all of planes get lost,. Three are killed in action
eight are captured and three are killed in captivity by the japnese but for the most part a
hugely successful operation only months after pearl harbor the U>S is able to attack the
japan mainland more of a psychological victory then a strategic one, but a major
psychological accomplishment from the ally point of view.
- 1942 may, where you have the first major naval engagement between the japnese and the
American navy. And that happens at the battle of Coral sea, and us loses more than the
jpanese do, but it is able to cripple the japnese navy enough that as they go into the next
major offensive, they don’t have quite the firepower that they need.
- And that next major offensive happens in June at midways. At the battle of midway this is a
japannese offensive their goal is to further knock out the united states but end up going
another ways and this is considered a big deal. This is the first japnese naval loss since the
battle of Shimonoseki Strates in 1863 . you have a U.S victory here. Many historian consider
this one of the most significant naval battles. Once again, it’s only seven months since pearl
habor. You have coral sea which cripples the Japanese navy maybe cripple is a strong word
but tears them down a little bit , then you have Midway which is a major U.S
- So, 1942 is a very big deal. It only months after pearl harbor, months after the U.S enters the
war but it able to start turning the tide,and start to go on the offensive against the japnese in
the pacific

- August 1942, the Battle of Guadalcanal there are several islands over here, the U.S want to take
it the Japanese want to retake it. But between the on the ground forces and the naval forces,
the U.s is able to defeat the Japanese and keep them form taking Guadalcanal. This is a big deal
because between Midway and Guadalcanal in 1942, this kind the turning point and after this
point, the midway, the Japanese were on the offensive here the Japanese tried to get the U.S
out of Guadalcanal in August. But in both of those the U.S are able to defeat the Japanese at
midway they are able to fend them off at Guadalcanal so this is the turning point where the U.S
is able to go on the offensive.