island hopping- move from island to island, skipping some and cutting off their supply line
Battle of Coral Sea-6 months after Pearl Harbor. First "victory" of the US in the Pacific. It was a stalemate, but it was the first time the US navy hadn't been outright defeated. Stopped the Japanese fleet before they could attack Australia.
Battle of Midway-Japan tried to attack Midway, but US codebreakers discovered the plan.This battle was a resounding victory for the US. Was the major turning point in the Pacific. Crippled the Japanese fleet.
Battle of Iwo Jima- One of the bloodiest battles in WW2 for the US. This was an amphibious assault. Easy to take the beaches, but the Japanese were dug into the mountain. The Japanese fought to the death.
Battle of the Philippines-US territory. General Douglas MacArthur was stationed here when Japan invaded during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Bataan death march: American POW's were sent on a 100 mile long march to a different death camp. MacArthur didn't want to leave the Philippines. When he returned, he made sure it made the news. MacArthur eventually took back the Phillipines.
Chester Nimitz was the commander of the Navy at the time
Japan started suicide bombings (kamikazes)
Battle of Okinawa-this was my assigned blog.
In the '30s German scientists were farther along in the nuclear race, but all the German Jewish scientists left Germany. Einstein was one that went to America.
Hiroshima bombing-Oppenheimer was in charge of the building of the atomic bombs.
Nagasaki bombing-
VJ Day and the story of Japan surrendering
Yalta Conference
Potsdam Conference
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