Battle of the Philippine Sea

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Main Battles in the Pacific-WWII Max Metcalf Honors World History Final Draft � The War in the Pacific between the Allies and Japan during World War II was different than any other war that the U.S. had ever experienced. The battles were primarily fought on the sea and in the air. � The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the major battles of the War in the Pacific and important facts about each one. After WWI, Japan was unhappy that they did not receive the territories they

After the Battle of Midway, Allied forces went on the attack. On August 7, 1942, U.S. Marines landed on Guadalcanal in the Solomon islands. For the next six months, with U.S. Navy and Army support, the Marines held their position against Japanese ground, air, and sea attacks. in February 1943, the Japanese abandoned both Guadalcanal and New Guinea. As the war continued, Japan could not recover from the heavy losses it sustained. America's wartime industry, however, kicked into high gear and was able

The Battle of Midway takes place on the island of Midway in the Pacific Ocean. It gets it name “Midway”, from being right in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the midway point from Japan to the United States. Though a relatively small island, it held fuel resources for the entire American navy, and extra for American allies. This island, in the middle of nowhere, was the turning point of World War II is the Pacific War. Over a two day period, Japanese naval and airforce battled it out with American

and the Samoa. The United States wanted to imperialize in Spanish areas, which was overall a motive for the Spanish-American War. Yellow Journalism and the rebellions in Cuba sparked the Spanish-American War, which later led to the battles in Cuba and the Philippines. In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered Cuba and claimed it for Spain. Over the years, Cuba became annoyed of Spain’s consistent harsh ruling. In 1868, Cuba began its first uprising due to this. After ten years of restless fighting

The Philippines is a country deeply rooted in culture. The Army defines culture as a “dynamic social system” containing the values, beliefs, behaviors, and the norms of a “specific group, organization or society or other collectively” learned, shared, internalized, and changeable by all members of the society (FM 3-24 COUNTERINSURGENCY, 2006). Cultures have different characteristics which consist of shared, learned, symbols, integrated and dynamic. Culture The Philippine islands are broken

It was known by the Spanish-American War of name conflict occurred between Spain and the United States in 1898, culminating with the taking of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines to Spanish rule. With the exception of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, both fought against their former colonial power, Britain, this was the first war of the US against a European nation. The conflict, which lasted approximately eight months was also the first major military victory of the United States of

a three phase war. In the first phase, Japan would strike suddenly. In the second phase, the US Battle Fleet would move east and set up a blockade of Japanese trade in Guam, the Philippines, etc., and in the third phase, the United States would create a tight blockade and use air attacks to force Japan to sue for peace. No land invasion was ever suggested. In the second period of planning, the Battle Fleet moved to

materials, so Hideki Tojo wanted to take over the Philippines who was colonized by America at that time and America was scared about Japan “grabbing colonies and getting oil and other goods” (344). In December of 1941, Japanese warplanes struck Hawaii, America was not ready when it came upon them. Soon after, America declared war on Japan along with Britain and Germany; Italy declared war on America helping Japan. America was successful on winning the sea battle since they knew they were coming, from cracking

The Spanish American War of 1898 One hundred years ago, in 1898, the United States was fighting the Spanish-American War. The victory over Spain made the United States a colonial power. The Spanish colonies of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, as well as the formerly independent nation of Hawaii, became American possessions. The excuse for entering the war was the rebellion by the Cubans against Spanish rule and the explosion of an American battleship U.S.S. Maine. The Spanish colonies