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By the time you finish this playlist, you should be able to:
1. Explain the United States' initial reaction to the war and increasing involvement in support of their allies
2. Identify key battles and turning points of the war between the U.S. and Japan
3. Explain the importance of geographic factors in the war in the Pacific
By the time you finish this playlist, you should be able to describe the significance and historical context of the following terms:
-Isolationism
-Lend-Lease Act
-Atlantic Charter
-Pearl Harbor Attack
-Bataan Death March
-"Island Hopping" (strategy)
-Naval warfare
-Amphibious warfare
-Kamikaze
-Emperor Hirohito
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt
-General Douglass A. MacArthur
-Admiral Chester Nimitz
-General Hideki Tojo
-Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Battles (unique features, location, result, impact):
-Philippines Campaign (1941-1942)
-Battle of Midway
-Tokyo Firebombing
-Battle of Guadalcanal
-Battle of Iwo Jima
-Battle of Okinawa
