PPT-Battle of Wake Island By: John Ferraraccio

Dr Harry Butowsky HIST 387 Wake Island Location Northern Pacific Ocean 2004 Nautical miles from Hawaii 1029 Nautical Miles from Midway 1723 Nautical Miles from Tokyo Wake Island Characteristics. 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. the Ancient Greek . Trieres. Military History Lecture Series (November 3, 2011). Dr. Robinson Yost, Assistant Professor, History . Social Sciences Department. Zeus the all-seeing grants to . Athene’s. By: John Ferraraccio. Dr. Harry Butowsky. HIST 387. Wake Island: Location. Northern Pacific Ocean. 2004 Nautical miles from Hawaii. 1029 Nautical Miles from Midway. 1723 Nautical Miles from Tokyo. Wake Island: Characteristic’s. December 8 – 25, 1941 . Background. Hong Kong was a colony of Great Britain before the start of World War II.. On November 16. th. the . Canadian . government sent . two infantry battalions . (1,975 . 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”. brophy. & shay . keane. Charleston . Michelle Davis & Kevin . kenny. cha-cha. Karen & Tony . O’leary. american. smooth. Ms. Giblin & John Dawson . Samba. Fiona Byrne & John Leahy. The Battle of Hong Kong. When? December 8, 1941. What happened?. Battle hardened Japanese troops swarmed Hong Kong Island and overran Canadian positions. Hong Kong was surrendered on Dec 25th. Why was Hong Kong impossible to defend?. First tactical (and humiliating) defeat for Japanese. Ultimately ended in . defeat for U.S.. Rallying point for U.S.. Midway. Entirely fought in the air. Turning point in war – Japan goes on defensive. Jaylen. Harris. There was a battle called the Battle of Vicksburg this was a important part of the civil war. This battle was fought by the South and the North. The south, known as the confederacy seceded away from the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The confederacy decided to form their own country they also decided to live their own way. One thing they allowed was slavery the North, known as the union did not agree with the new nation, so Abraham Lincoln known as our 16. 1775 – 1778. Cody Frampton (A2). Table of Contents. The Year 1775. Battle of Lexington & Concord . (April – 1775). Battle of Bunker Hill . (June – 1775). The Year 1776. ). The Declaration of Independence . Strategic Location. The US wanted to capture Iwo Jima because of its location. It lies halfway between Tokyo and the US controlled Marianas, and would serve as a safe place for crippled bombers to land after bombing runs on Japan.. Strategic Location. The US wanted to capture Iwo Jima because of its location. It lies halfway between Tokyo and the US controlled Marianas, and would serve as a safe place for crippled bombers to land after bombing runs on Japan.. Iwo JimaLocationVolcanic island 660 miles south of TokyoSize2 miles wide by4 miles long 8 smBackground Summer/Fall 1944Even before ground operations to secure the Mariana Islands of Guam Saipan and Ti