The actual physical impact was minimal. Very little damage was done to Japan by the raid.
The main impact was psychological- Japan had had a long string of successes and seemed invincible. The surprise bombing of the Japanese homeland showed everyone that they could be harmed, and it was a moral victory for the United States.
It also led the Japanese to launch an attack on the US Navy less than two months later at Midway, in an attempt to destroy the American aircraft carriers. American spies were able to discover the attack was coming, and the US Navy set up an ambush which nearly destroyed the Japanese fleet. The Japanese Navy never fully recovered from the devastation they suffered at Midway.
The raid was done by Colonel Jimmy Doolittle It was called the Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle raid proved the effectiveness of aircraft carriers
James Doolittle
The raid had shown to the Japanese the vulnerability of Japan to aerial attack .
Japanese targets for the Doolittle Raid included Tokyo , Yokohama , Kobe , Nagoya and Yokosuka .
The Doolittle Raid was done by the Americans, by Jimmy Doolittle
he was the leader in a famous raid known as "Doolittle's RAID"
The Doolittle Raid was the first US air raid on mainland Japan.
The raid was done by Colonel Jimmy Doolittle It was called the Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid was the first US air raid on mainland Japan.
The Doolittle raid proved the effectiveness of aircraft carriers
James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle .
PH occurred in '41; the Doolittle raid occurred in '42.
Air strikes were carried out during the Doolittle Raid on Japan. It took place on April 18, 1942 and is also known as the Tokyo Raid.
The Doolittle Raid was retaliation for the attack on Pearl Harbor. It occurred on April 18, 1942. It is also referred to as the Tokyo Raid.
The Doolittle raid flew from USS Hornet.
Colonel Doolitle did that. When he returned from China after the raid he was promoted and became very famous. The raid was named after him. It was called the Doolittle Raid.