War In The Pacific Flashcards
(62 cards)
What was the objective of Japan in the Coral Sea?
To take New Guinea to get to Australia and cut off American supply lines
When was the battle of the Coral Sea?
May 1942
What was the outcome of the Coral Sea?
The U.S. stopped the Japanese and maintained their supply lines
When did the Americans break the Japanese code?
March 1942
What was the battle fought with only aircraft carriers?
The Coral Sea
What ships did the Japanese damage at the Coral Sea?
Sank the Lexington; badly damaged the Yorktown
When was the battle of Midway?
June 1942
What was the objective of Japan at Midway?
Destroy the American fleet and take Midway to invade Hawaii
What was the American objective at Midway?
Nimitz wanted to ambush the Japanese
What was the outcome at Midway?
The U.S. stopped the Japanese; 4 Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk in the battle; the U.S. lost the Yorktown
What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
Midway
Why were the Americans successful at Midway?
They knew the Japanese code
When was the battle of Guadalcanal?
August 7, 1942 - January 1943
What was the objective at Guadalcanal?
To stop the Japanese plans for an invasion of New Guinea and take the nearly finished airfield
Was Guadalcanal successful?
Yes
What is a battle of attrition?
Outlasting your opponent
Key factors of the battle of Guadalcanal
25,000 Japanese killed; the airfield was renamed Henderson field
When was the battle of Tarawa?
Fall of 1943
What was the objective of Tarawa?
The first target of the American island hopping campaign
What was the outcome of the battle of Tarawa?
1,000 marines were killed but the U.S. took the island
What did the battle of Tarawa show the U.S.?
They needed LVT’s/amphtracs - nicknamed alligators
When was the battle of the Marshall Islands?
January 30, 1944
What was the second major naval objective in the Central Pacific?
The Marshall Islands
What was the outcome of the Marshall Islands?
The Americans took the island
