Chapter 12 section 2

Ch 12. Sec 2
Nimitz- commander of the United States Navy. Planned operations against Japanese navy.

MacArthur- commander for the Philippines guided his troops to retreat. Roosevelt ordered MacArthur to evacuate to Australia.

Bataan- a place in the Philippines. The Bataan peninsula was a place of retreat for MacArthur and his troops. Lack of supplies and disease  3 months later lead to MacArthur's evacuation to Australia. April 9, 1942 Bataan surrendered and forced to March to Japanese prison camp, thousands died.

Doolittle raid- lieutenant colonel was in command of the mission to bomb Tokyo.

Coral sea- admiral Nimitz sent the Yorktown and the Lexington to intercept the Japanese at coral sea which forced Japanese to call off their landing on the South coast of New Guinea. Was a tie or a loss for us.

Midway- admiral Yamamoto transmitted plans for the midway attack then Nimitz positioned up near midway for an ambush on the Japanese. June 4, 1942 island was ready and by nightfall Yamamoto ordered his remaining ships to retreat. Our win.

Afrika korps- Erwin Rommel was the leader. Keeps upper hand fights kassarine pass

Erwin Rommel-

El Alamein-

Patton- good at making battle plans. Struck a soldier and lost authority. Made secret plan to trick the Germans.

Casablanca- Roosevelt and Churchill met up and agreed to keep fighting in Africa.

Kassarine Pass- Americans lost.

Convoy System-

Stalingrad-  Russia wins.