Pacific War Flashcards
When was Pearl Harbor bombed?
7 December 1941
When did the New Guinea campaign begin?
23 January 1942
When did the Doolittle Raid take place?
18 April 1942
When did the Battle of Coral Sea begin?
4 May 1942
When did the Battle of Midway begin?
4 June 1942
When did the Guadalcanal campaign begin?
7 August 1942
When did the Battle of Savo Island begin?
8 August 1942
When did the Battle of the Eastern Solomans begin?
24 August 1942
When did the Battle of Cape Esperance begin?
11 October 1942
When did the Battle of Santa Cruz begin?
26 October 1942
When did the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal begin?
12 November 1942
When did the Battle of the Bismarck Sea begin?
2 March 1943
When was Admiral Yamamoto assassinated?
18 April 1943
When did the Battle for Munda Point begin?
22 July 1943
When did the Bougainville Campaign begin?
1 November 1943
When did the Battle of Tarawa begin?
20 November 1943
When did the Battle of Saipan begin?
15 June 1944
When did the Battle of the Philippine Sea begin?
19 June 1944
When did the Battle of Leyte Gulf begin?
23 October 1944
When did the Peleliu Campaign begin?
15 September 1944
When did the U.S. re-invade the Philippines?
20 October 1944
When did the Battle of Iwo Jima begin?
19 February 1945
When did the Battle for Okinawa begin?
1 April 1945
When was the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
6 August 1945
When was the atom bomb dropped on Nagasaki?
9 August 1945
