Chapter 12 Section 2 notes

1. Holding the line against Japan
- Chester Nimitz: planned against japan
A. The fall of the Philippines
- American and Philippine defenses retreat to Bataan
- evacuated to Australia
- Bataan surrendered and 78,000 were taken as prisoners of war
B. the Doolittle Raid
- Roosevelt wanted to bomb Tokyo
- replaced normal aircraft with B-25 bombers
- too long to land pack on ship... Had to land in china
C. A change in Japanese Strategy
- wanted to cut Americas supply line to Australia
- planned to attack midway: Americas last remaining base in the North Pacific
D. The Battle of the Coral Sea
- Americans had broken Japanese code
- caused japan to call of raid on New Guinea
- American supply lines stayed open
E. The Battle of Midway
- Americans also knew of the attack on Midway
- Japanese were squashed
- forced to retreat

2. Turning Back the German Army
- American sent supplies to Soviets
- Churchill planned to attack the periphery or edges
A. The struggle for North Africa
- America invaded North Africa to help fight in Egypt
- Afrika Corps: German troops in the area
- British forces pushed Rommel back
- Kassarine Pass: America suffered, Patton put in command
B. The Battle of the Atlantic
- German submarines had sunk about 360 American ships of the coast
- shipyards produced more ships than the Germans were able to sink
- navy set up a convoy system
C. Stalingrad
- Hitler went to knock soviets put of the war
- ordered to hold Stalingrad at all costs
- reinforcements sent and Germans forced to surrender
- put Germans on the defensive