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Marked US involvement in World War II.
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Gave Japan US land to control under harsh conditions.
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While the US lost more ships than the Japanese, the ships that the Japanese lost were bigger, more important ships. This greatly helped the US in the upcoming Battle of Midway.
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Biggest battle of naval history, and permently damages Japanese Naval fleet.
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Marked the first offensive mission the US launched in the Pacific War. This was the first time that Marines invaded a beach in the war. First time of jungle guerilla warfare
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Started the US march towards Japan.
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Started organized kamikazi bombings by Japan, and left remaining Japanese strong ships to remain at port for the rest of the war. Liberated the Philippines.
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Provided the US military a foothold for the invasion of Japan. First strike on Japanese home islands. Like the Normandy of Pacific, but with volcanic ground material. Japanese hide in mountain and peck off American Soldiers.
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Gave the US an airfield that was close to Japan. Last island before invading main land Japan. Nearly 2000 kamakazi attacks in this battle. Banzi charges- Japanese soldiers must kill 10 Americans before death, 7200 out of the original 100000 surrenders, 50000 American die- most deaths in Pacific War.
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Gave the US the ability to drop atomic bomb in Japan to end the Pacific War.
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Kept the Soviet Union out of the Pacific War, while saving many American lives by being a major part of the reason that Japan surrendered.
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Ended the Pacific War.
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Marks the end of the Pacific War
