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Which island did the Japanese attempt to use as a stepping-stone to the Mariana Islands?
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Which island did the Japanese attempt to use as a stepping- stone to the Mariana Islands?
Tarawa
What geographical area did Americans first face combat durning World War 2?
Immediately after Pearl Harbor the Japanese invaded the Philippine Islands, which were defended by Americans and Filipinos. It took the Japanese about five months to completely conquer the Philippines. The Japanese also invaded Wake Island (after first being repulsed in one attempt), and overwhelmed the American garrison there, in December 1941.The first American attack was the invasion of Guadalcanal Island, in the Solomon Islands northeast of Australia, in August 1942. Americans and British troops invaded North Africa in November, 1942.
What parts of the US were most threatened by Japanese expansion?
No parts of the continental US. The Japanese imperialistic ambitions were to take over all European colonies for the natural resources they could supply. Also, they grabbed many mid-Pacific islands in order to control and protect the sea lanes connecting their empire to the homeland. Their sneak attack on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor was an attempt to eliminate the only other sea power in the Pacific.
What was manchuria invaded by?
The Japanese took over Manchuria in 1932. This was an attempt by Japan to have control over some of the land that belonged to the Chinese.
The us showed its dislike for Japanese aggressions by?
The U.S. showed its dislike for Japanese aggressions by _______.
Which island did the Japanese attempt to use as a stepping- stone to the Mariana Islands?
Tarawa
Which island did the Japanese attempt to use as a stepping stone to the mariana island?
Tarawa
Attempt to capture various Japanese held islands?
Island-Hopping
Why Japanese imperial leadership felt that they were entitled to the Hawaiian Islands?
Japan did not intend or attempt to sieze Hawaii, their attack on Pearl Harbor was meant to destroy US Naval power and the threat it posed in the Pacific.
What was the Japanese attempt to take over a Chinese province called?
The Second Sino-Japanese War
What is the reason why that the Missionaries came to the Hawaiian Islands?
To attempt to convert the natives.
What was the Japanese attempt to take over Chinese province called?
The Second Sino-Japanese War
Which British territory did Argentina invade and attempt to hold in the 80s?
The Falkland Islands
Why was it difficult for the Allies to take the Pacific islands?
Yes, many allied soldiers died in an attempt to turn back the Japanese attempt to take over the Pacific, but the outcome was inevitable.
What geographical area did Americans first face combat durning World War 2?
Immediately after Pearl Harbor the Japanese invaded the Philippine Islands, which were defended by Americans and Filipinos. It took the Japanese about five months to completely conquer the Philippines. The Japanese also invaded Wake Island (after first being repulsed in one attempt), and overwhelmed the American garrison there, in December 1941.The first American attack was the invasion of Guadalcanal Island, in the Solomon Islands northeast of Australia, in August 1942. Americans and British troops invaded North Africa in November, 1942.
How did general Curtis LeMay attempt to destroy Japan's war production?
by firebombing japanese cities
What were the Kamikazes?
Japanese suicide pilots who crashed their planes into American navy ships in a desperate attempt to win the war. Kamikaze means "Divine Wind" in Japanese.
