World War II- Lesson 6 War in the Pacific

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Across
  1. 5. First American strike on Japan, launched from a carrier
  2. 8. Allied strategy of skipping heavily defended islands
  3. 10. First carrier battle where fleets never saw each other
  4. 12. One of the final major battles before Japan’s surrender
  5. 14. Army bomber type used in the Doolittle Raid
  6. 15. Turning-point battle where Japan lost four carriers
  7. 17. Forced march of captured American and Filipino troops
  8. 19. U.S. carrier repaired in time to fight at Midway
Down
  1. 1. U.S. territory attacked soon after Pearl Harbor
  2. 2. U.S. dive bomber that sank Japanese carriers
  3. 3. Built on captured islands to support the next attack
  4. 4. Japanese suicide pilots who attacked Allied ships
  5. 6. Carrier escorting Hornet during the raid
  6. 7. U.S. advantage that revealed Japan’s Midway plans
  7. 9. Japanese surprise attack that brought the U.S. into WWII
  8. 11. Carrier that launched Doolittle’s bombers
  9. 13. Deadly island battle that brought U.S. forces closer to Japan
  10. 15. Commander leading the Southwest Pacific route
  11. 16. Commander leading the Central Pacific route
  12. 18. Main target of the Doolittle Raid