USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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Use the outline to answer the following question.The Battle of ____ ● Only lost 1 United States carrier● 6 months after Pearl Harbor● Morale boost for United States troops● Shifted the war in the Pacific Which battle is described in the outline?

(A) ** Battle of Midway

(B) Battle of Iwo Jima

(C) Battle of Okinawa

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -In December 1941 Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i, causing the U.S. to enter World War II. Over two years would pass until the Allies reached their great turning point in the Pacific War: the defeat of the Japanese at Guadalcanal in February 1943.

Concept note-2: -It was the first time that Allied forces were able to make headway in the Pacific. In August 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As a result, approximately 120, 000 civilians died. Japan formally surrendered in September 1945.

Concept note-3: -December 7, 1941: A Day That Will Live in Infamy The most devastating strike came at Pearl Harbor, the Hawaiian naval base where much of the US Pacific Fleet was moored. In a two-hour attack, Japanese warplanes sank or damaged 18 warships and destroyed 164 aircraft. Over 2, 400 servicemen and civilians lost their lives.

Concept note-4: -The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania.