The Attack on Pearl Harbor |
The Attack on Pearl Harbor came to us as a surprise. The attack was on December 7, 1941. Japan used imperial Japanese fighter planes, bombers, and torpedo planes. Japan attacked us to get the U.S. Pacific Fleet off them while they try to attack other places like the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. With this attack it got the U.S. its entry into WW2. December 8, 1941 was when the U.S. declared war on Japan. |
The Battle at Midway
The Battle of Midway occurred between the 4 and 7 of June 1942. This attack was a naval attack in the Pacific Theater. 6 months after the Attack on Pearl Harbor this incident occurred. The Japanese hoped that if they defeat the U.S. it would force us to surrender in the Pacific War which would give Japan control of the Pacific. Japan's plans were exposed by American codebreakers. America found out the date, location, and plans of the Japanese. With this advantage the U.S. Navy prepared for the ambush. This battle is known to be the turning point in the Pacific War.
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Japan's island hopping strategyJapan's strategy to attack is the island hopping strategy. The concept is to attack the major small islands that are not that fortified. With these small attacks they are capable of supporting the drive to the main lands of japan. Japan attack
The Manhattan ProjectThis project was a project that produced the first nuclear weapons in WW2. The project went from 1942 to 1946 and was made by the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. The first nuclear device went off at Trinity test in New Mexico. There was a gun type weapon named the Little boy and there was an implosive type weapon named the Fat man. These atomic bombs were used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. America took control of these weapons until the United States Atomic Energy Commission took formation in 1947.
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