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Island hopping was a miltary strategy used by the Japanese to quickly obtain small islands. The U.S. used the same method, without conquering, to meet Japan and stop them from continuing. Article: https://www.historycrunch.com/island-hopping.html#/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBgxW3H_tsI -
Included three Pacific, coral Islets: Wilkes, Peale, and Wake. The U.S. and Japan fought there, where the land was seized with many sacrifices. Article: https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Wake-Island Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkCti6VBhRM -
First air-sea battle in history. Japan was looking to seize and control the Coral Sea. However, the Allies attacked them as soon as they landed. Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-coral-sea Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0WqUWhh548 -
The turning point of World War II. The U.S. met Japan there and fought to drive them away from the East. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-au50GxIXw Article Link: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
The first major offensive victory for the Allies during WWII. U.S. Marines organized a surprise attack on Japan, taking over an air base. Article Link: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal
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Start of the Central Specific Campaign. Low tides caused issues for some U.S. equipment. Video/Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-tarawa -
This battle was one of the biggest naval battles of WWII. This battle took place in the Philippines. Article: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-leyte-gulf Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGYE7Xzu8ZU -
This battle was based in the Philippines. It was one of the bloodiest battles fought in the Philippines. Article: http://factsanddetails.com/asian/ca67/sub428/entry-5337.html Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ8boNQcnK8 -
This excellent battle was between the U.S. Marines and Japan. It's believed that between the five weeks of fighting, most, if not all, Japanese forces were killed. Article/Video Link: https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2019/02/iwo-jima-was-one-of-the-bloodiest-battles-in-marine-corps-history.html -
Last and bloodiest major battle of WWII. Part of a plan called Operation Iceburg. Video/Article Link: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa -
This was the top secret location of the infamous Manhattan Project. It was secret because scientists were unsure of the atomic bomb planned would even work. Article: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/manhattan-project-science-at-los-alamos.htm Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLb1O_W5Oyw -
Part of the Manhattan Project's atomic bomb, "Little Boy". Many innocent Japanese lives were lost. Article:https:// www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV_1z5FOCvA -
U.S. dropped the atomic bomb, "Fat Man", on Nagasaki. They did not want to kill innocent people, but the Japanese did not want to give up. Article: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/bombing-nagasaki-august-9-1945 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncq_Wye43TM