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- Began in the Pacific (Guadalcanal)
- The US Army/Marines finally demonstrated their ability to desisevly stop any Japanese land offensives.
- First US land offensive into Japanese held territory. Japan is forever on the defensive.
- Used to describe how they would remove the Japanese from little islands that had hidden themselves into.
- The US would make an attack on major islands, skip some islands, then attack the next island.
(They'd choose specific main islands to attack and leave the islands in between).
- Cuts off supplies to the smaller islands.
- Some of the tactics were used in Europe.
- Some believed the war was still on until the 1970's.
- Battle of Leyte Gulf in Oct 1944 (largest naval battle ever in history).
- Japanese lost half of their remaining fleet and 4 more carriers.
- Kamikazes began.
Summary:
Island Hopping, which means crossing an ocean by a journeys between different islands to get to the final destination, had begun in the Pacific. (This was in Guadalcanal). The US had made huge attacks on major islands and then skipped minor islands in between. They would choose certain islands to attack. This had cut off supplies to the smaller islands which was a problem. Few people in the 1970's had still believed that the war was still going on and hid in the islands. Shortly after, the Kamikazes had begun.
- The US Army/Marines finally demonstrated their ability to desisevly stop any Japanese land offensives.
- First US land offensive into Japanese held territory. Japan is forever on the defensive.
- Used to describe how they would remove the Japanese from little islands that had hidden themselves into.
- The US would make an attack on major islands, skip some islands, then attack the next island.
(They'd choose specific main islands to attack and leave the islands in between).
- Cuts off supplies to the smaller islands.
- Some of the tactics were used in Europe.
- Some believed the war was still on until the 1970's.
- Battle of Leyte Gulf in Oct 1944 (largest naval battle ever in history).
- Japanese lost half of their remaining fleet and 4 more carriers.
- Kamikazes began.
Summary:
Island Hopping, which means crossing an ocean by a journeys between different islands to get to the final destination, had begun in the Pacific. (This was in Guadalcanal). The US had made huge attacks on major islands and then skipped minor islands in between. They would choose certain islands to attack. This had cut off supplies to the smaller islands which was a problem. Few people in the 1970's had still believed that the war was still going on and hid in the islands. Shortly after, the Kamikazes had begun.