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Unit: World War IIName __________________________Lesson: Major Pacific BattlesWorld War II took place from ________________ to ________________.The Axis Powers were ________________, ________________, & ________________ The Allied Powers were ________________, ________________, ________________, & ________________The Soviet Union joined WWII in ________________, and the US joined in ________________.Japan decided to ________________ other countries..By the time WWII had started in Europe, Japan had already invaded ________________. In 1941, ________________________________, an army general, becomes Prime ________________.T?j? decided to attack the US Navy and sink enough ________________ to keep the US out of the war.Pearl ________________: December 7, ________________Japanese fighter pilots attack the US ________________ ________________ in Hawaii.The US was completely ________________ and not prepared.As a result, there were over ________________ American casualties.The first battleship that was sank was the ________________.Other battleships that were destroyed include the ________________, USS Tennessee, ________________, and USS Maryland.Over ________________ airplanes were destroyed.Japan also failed to destroy ________________ storage facilities, ________________, and ________________ docks.As a result, the US was able to ________________ quickly, and Japan awakened the “________________ ________________.”Battle of ________________: June 3, ________________Japan attacks the ________________ Islands to create a ________________.On ________________, Japan attacked the ________________ Atoll.The battle lasted ________________ days before ________________ gave up.The Imperial Fleet lost: ________________ carriers, ________________ aircraft, ________________ casualties.The Pacific Fleet lost: ________________ aircraft and ________________ casualties.This battle was a turning point in the war because the ________________ began to attack ________________.Battle of ________________: Aug. 7, ________________ - Feb. 9, ________________Japan controlled most of Southeast ________________ and was beginning to threaten ________________, a US ally.This battle was the first time the US attacked ________________ forces.This caused the US marines to be ________________, and Japan sent ________________ in.The Japanese had to ________________.This battle marked the first time Japan ________________ ________________ in WWII.Japanese losses: ________________ casualties and ________________ ships.Allies losses: ________________ casualties and ________________ ships.Battle of ________________: ________________ 15 – July 9, ________________The US began ________________ to take over ________________ held islands on their way to Japan.The US wanted control of Saipan’s ________________ because the island was close enough to Japan for the US to use its new ________________.Japan wanted control of Saipan because they could stop the ________________ advance.About the lose, the ________________ commander ordered his troops to launch a ________________ attack.This was the largest ________________ attack of WWII.Many Japanese troops committed ________________, as did thousands of ________________ who were afraid of the Allied troops.The US used ________________ and rocket launchers, and they blasted ________________ where many Japanese were hiding.Battle of ________________: ________________ 19 – June ________________, 1944Took place off the coast of ________________ It was one of the biggest ________________ ________________ battles of WWII.Japan had planned on sending in more troops to ________________, but unable to do so with a loss in the ________________ Sea. The US controlled the ________________ around Saipan.________________ Japanese carriers were sunk, and ________________ aircraft were destroyed.Battle of ________________: ________________ 23-26, 1944This was the largest ________________ battle of WWII.This is the first battle US troops witnessed ________________, or suicide, attacks.Japanese losses: ________________ warships and ________________ casualties.Allied losses: ________________ warships and ________________ casualties.Battle of ________________: Feb. 19, ________________ - March ________________, 1945Allied troops ________________ Japanese troops, but the Japanese fought unrelentingly.Before Allied troops landed on the island, ________________ and ________________ bombed the island.When the Allied troops landed, the Japanese didn’t ________________, so the Allies thought most of the Japanese were ________________.The Allies were wrong because the Japanese had changed their ________________.The Japanese ________________ until the Allies made their way ________________, then they launched surprise attacks.Allied troops used ________________ to flush out the Japanese from their ________________ spots.Both sides suffered ________________ losses: Allies had ________________ casualties and the Japanese had ________________ casualties out of the ________________ who fought.The US now had a close base for their ________________ to attack ________________.Battle of ________________: ________________ 1 – June ________________, 1945One of the ________________ battles of WWII.________________ were used again to find hiding ________________.The Japanese also used ________________ pilots.The US used ________________ to bomb caves.When the battle was over, Japan had ________________ casualties, the Allies had ________________ casualties, and there were 100,000 ________________ casualties.The deaths at Okinawa was a major factor in US President Harry ________________’s decision to not ________________ Japan.Instead of ________________ Japan, President Truman decided to drop ________________ ________________ on ________________ (Aug. 6) and ________________ (Aug. 9), both were ________________ in Japan.President Truman’s plan ________________ , and on August 14 Japan ________________ . ................
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