Question

• on april 18, 1942, 16 medium bombers under the command of james doolittle conducted an air raid on ______
• the strike demonstrated the us could attack ______ and could retaliate for pearl harbor
• the aircraft were launched from the uss hornet and never had enough fuel to return so they crash landed their planes in ______ losing only 3 of 80 men on the mission

Explanation:

This refers to the Doolittle Raid, a World War II US air raid targeting the Japanese home islands, specifically Tokyo and other cities, to retaliate for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After the raid, the aircraft lacked fuel to return to the US carrier and crash-landed in areas including China.

Answer:

1. Tokyo (and other Japanese mainland cities)
2. the Japanese home islands
3. China (occupied/neutral areas in East Asia)