Battles involving America in World War II

1. Battle of North Africa

1.1. North Africa

1.2. November 1942

1.3. Allied forces had German troops retreat to Tunisia

2. Battle of Coral Sea

2.1. South Pacific

2.2. May 1942

2.3. Carrier based U.S planes halted Japanese Planes

3. Battle of Guadalcanal

3.1. Solomon Islands

3.2. February 1943

3.3. Americans take first island in start of island-hopping strategy

4. Pearl Harbor

4.1. Sunday Dec. 7th, 1941

4.2. Japanese surprise attack

4.3. Started at 7:48 am

5. Battle of Midway

5.1. Central Pacific

5.2. June 1942

5.3. Four Japanese aircraft carriers are sunk

6. Toyko Bombing Raids

6.1. Toyko Japan

6.2. March 1945

6.3. American bombers destroy building and killed people in mass fire bombing.