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34 Cards in this Set
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what was japan creating in asia
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greater east asia co-prosperity sphere
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what did japan not have that they attempted to aquire in asia
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natural resources
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what kind of nation was japan
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an island nation
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what did japan need to do due to its surplus population
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fine territory
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what two countries had national interests in asia
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us and britian
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who was weary about japans pledge to create "An Asia for an asian mentality"
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US
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who was i hong kong and Burma
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british
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who was in the phillipine islands
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US
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when did the relations between the US and Japan worsen?
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whewn the US stopped sending scrap iron to japan
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what happened on december 7, 1941
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japan attacked pearl harbor
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where else did japan attack besides pearl harbor
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phillipines, guam, hong kong, malaya, and midway
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who was talking peace to the us during the attack on pearl harbor
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the japanese ambassador
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"A day that we will live in infamy"
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FDR after pearl harbor
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what battle saved Australia from Japenese invasion
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the battle of coral sea
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where did japan return to to contain the us in the pacific
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the island of midway
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what battle was fought where neither side saw the enemy
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battle of midway
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what battle was fought through air from air craft carriers
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battle of midway
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who won the battle of midway
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US
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what campaign did us use?
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"Island hopping"
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where was the first land battle won by the us
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island of Guadacanal
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what was the turning point in the south pacific
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Guadacanal
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which battle was crucial for gaining the phillipines from the japanese
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battle of levte gulf
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who returned to the phillipines as he promised?
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general douglas mac arthur
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who was the supreme commander in the us forces in the pacific
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general douglas mac arthur
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which places formed the marriana islands
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guam and siapan
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which baattle in the north was one of hte most heroic scenes of the war?
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battle of iwo Jima
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gaining what allowed for shorter bombing raides on japan
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iwo jima
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what became the symbol for the pacific was
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the american flag raised on iwo jima
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what was only eight square miles
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volcanic island
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the next great and last battle was the
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island of okinowa
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what wrecked havok on the us navy, but the us prevailed
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kamikaze planes
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what did presidient Truman decide to do on august 6th 1945
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drop an atomic bomb on hiroshima
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after truman dropped the first atomic bomb they didnt surrender so he
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dropped another atomic bomb on nagasaki
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who sighed a peace treaty with japan in tokyo harbor on us missiouri
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mac arthur
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