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Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor in Oahu island in Hawaii was a great success for the Japanese, but a huge blow to America. The Japanese destroyed a lot of the American fleet and it would take America months to recover. Pearl Harbor also had an enourmas emotional impact on many Americans. Pearl Harbor was the push to put America in WW2 -
Loss of Phillippines
Loss of Philippines and the Bataan Death March
Japan attacked Hong Kong, Singapore, Dutch East Indies,& Burma were part of a large offensive-1other major target: American controlled islands of the Philippines. Douglass MacArthur led defense of small force of Americans+ poorly trained Filipino soldiers. as Jap forces came MacArthur retreated to Bataan Peninsula. short of supplies. MacArthur left and his men had to surrender -
Battle of Java Sea
There were four battles that took place in the Java Sea and in each one the Japanese delt serious damage to the allies. The British lost a lot of Naval ports and quickly learned how skilled and smart the Japanese are. The Japanese quickly took over the Java sea and the Dutch Indies and built strategic bases for future purpuses -
Bataan Death March
After the men at the Phillippines surrendered the Japanese made them march for five days and nights and if anyone fell or collapsed they would be shot.
