PPT-Battle of midway The Japanese plan was to lure the United States' 

aircraft carriers  into a trap The Japanese also intended to occupy Midway as part of an overall plan to extend their defensive perimeter in response to the  Doolittle air raid on Tokyo This operation was also considered preparatory for further attacks against Fiji Samoa and . of Japanese Conquests. Early WWII Battles in the Pacific. Pearl Harbor. (Dec. 7, 1941) Japanese win. Battle of the Philippines. (Dec. 41) Japanese win. Doolittle’s Raid on Tokyo. (Apr. 42) Little damage inflicted – but a morale booster for the USA. War. 1943. The. Main . P. layers. :. USA’s. General . Macarthur . Years of Service: 1903-1964. Involved in:. Philippines campaign (1941-42). and . (1944-45). New Guinea Campaign. Borneo Campaign (1945). by. Date. . The battle started on the 4. th. of . J. une 1942 and ended on 7. th. of June 1942.. Approximately. one month after. the battle of the . coral sea and six . months after Japan’s. Japanese on the West Coast. 112,000 Japanese Americans living on the west coast. Some were Issei (Native born Japanese immigrants). Their children the second generation of Japanese Americans were called the Nisei they were born in the United States and were full US Citizens.. US Neutrality as War Begins. Neutrality Act of 1937. Forbade selling arms to belligerent nations. 1939: Nazi blitzkrieg of Poland. WWII begins in Europe. Allies and Axis form. FDR: “This nation will remain a neutral nation”. Battles . in the Pacific. U.S. History. Unit . 5. Directions:. DON’T take Cornell Notes. Instead, fill out the graphic organizer, . Battles in the Pacific. , . while you view the PowerPoint. The Battle of the Coral . US Neutrality as War Begins. Neutrality Act of 1937. Forbade selling arms to belligerent nations. 1939: Nazi blitzkrieg of Poland. WWII begins in Europe. Allies and Axis form. FDR: “This nation will remain a neutral nation”. WWII Ch.17.3. (stops at . atomic bomb). While the Allies agreed the defeat of the Nazis were their first priority the U.S. did not wait until V-E Day to move against Japan. Fortunately the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7. . By: Briana riley Nagel . Commanders during the war:. America: Chester . W. . Nimitz, Frank . Jack . Fletcher, & Raymond . A. . Spruance. Japan: Isoroku . Yamamoto, Nobutake Kondō, Chūichi Nagumo, Tamon Yamaguchi, Ryusaku . Japan. USA. Canada. Australia. China. SE Asia. The Pacific Ocean. The Pacific War. Dates: July 7, 1937 - August 14, 1945. Began with the . Second Sino-Japanese war. , between China and Japan. Concluded with Japan’s surrender to the Allied powers. Chapter 24 The United States in World War II. Main Idea: . After entering WWII, the United States focused first on the war in Europe.. Chapter 24 . Section . 1: The War in Europe and North Africa. The Battle of the Atlantic. Banned. Sale of war supplies to the belligerents. Loans to the belligerents. U.S. citizens traveling on vessels belonging to the belligerents. Meanwhile in Europe…. Germany introduced the . Blitzkrieg. Began with the Second Sino-Japanese war, between China and Japan. Concluded with Japan’s surrender to the Allied powers. Pearl Harbor. Dec 7, 1941. “a date which will live in infamy”. Americans taken completely by surprise . Chapter 24 The United States in World War II The War in Europe & N. Africa (24.1) 2 The Main Idea After entering World War II, the United States focused first on the war in Europe. Reading Focus How and why did the Allies fight the Battle of the Atlantic?