HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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-1942-Six months after Pearl Harbor, Japan wanted to sink the remaining American aircraft carriers in the Pacific.-the U.S. was able to prepare for the attack.-U.S. Dive Bomber planes were able to sink 4 fleet carriers and destroy 322 Japanese aircrafts.-This was the first major battle for the United States in the Pacific, and the turning point in the war.
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Battle of Okinawa
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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Island Hopping
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Battle of Midway
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Japanese carriers Akagi, Kaga, and Soryu were hit, set ablaze, and abandoned. Hiryu, the only surviving Japanese carrier, responded with two waves of attacks-both times bombing the USS Yorktown, leaving it severely damaged but still afloat. (A Japanese submarine later sank the Yorktown on June 7.)
Detailed explanation-2: -The three aircraft carriers of the U.S. Pacific Fleet were out to sea on maneuvers. The Japanese were unable to locate them and were forced to return home with the U.S. carrier fleet intact. The battleship USS Arizona remains sunken in Pearl Harbor with its crew onboard.
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