Japan War
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese were very successful in the Pacific. They controlled the waters from the Gilbert and Solomon Islands to Asia's mainland, about 4500 miles by March 1942. Only the southern part of New Guinea and the Batan peninsula of Luzon in the Philippines were beyond their control. The Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Thailand, and Burma were also part of their acquisition. While destroying their enemy's navies, the Japanese lost no ships larger than a destroyer. The Allies decided on a more active defense policy to prevent further loses in the Pacific. Holding onto their remaining bases was a major concern if they were going to go on the offensive against the Nazis. Hawaii and Samoa were their key bases in protecting the seas from the US to Australia. The Japanese tended to use their few submarines to attack warships, so allied supply convoys were seldom attacked. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US was fortunate to have aircraft carriers at sea. The navy used these carriers for nuisance raids on Japanese held islands such as Wake. General James Doolittle launched an attack by B-25s on the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Without causing extensive damage, the Japanese people were given a hint of wha
The marines were left short of supplies. This decisive battle forced the Japanese to abandon their plans of overtaking Midway, Fiji and Samoa. The Japanese regarded the island of Midway as the key to their perimeter defense. Guadalcanal was the stepping stone for the Allies, necessary for their return to the Philippines and their invasion of Japan. American troops landed in the Philippines and began a series of street fighting until the last Japanese soldier surrendered. To gain an advantage in the Coral Sea, the Japanese were forced to recall their fleet, which forced them to halt their drive toward Australia. The threats of Germany and Japan were finally destroyed, but war itself haunted the world with new fears. The Allies successfully stopped the Japanese advance once and for all. The Japanese made one final attempt to take New Guinea. US Troops, under the leadership of General MacArthur advanced from New Guinea to the Philippines. So the US fleet was ready and waiting for the Midway attack on June 4, 1942. They hoped to disrupt American supply convoys as well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. It was easy for them to disable the allied fleet by bombing Pearl Harbor from Midway. The cost for the US was small compared to the rest of the world perhaps the most horrible of all, was the Nazi's crimes against humanity.
Common topics in this essay:
Pacific Fleet,
Admiral Nimitz,
Guinea Solomons,
Guadalcanal Marines,
Australia Japanese,
War II,
Savo Island,
Gulf October,
Thailand Burma,
B-25s Japanese,
pearl harbor,
japanese navy,
world war ii,
pacific holding,
surrendered august,
supply convoys,
aircraft carriers,
american troops,
coral sea,
solomon islands,
iwo jima,
bombing pearl harbor,
|
Acceptance Essays
