island hopping
•At the same time as Pearl Harbor (Dec. 1941) the Japanese attack, Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dutch East Indies (oil)
•Battle of Coral Seas (May 1942) (First Battle where aircrafts carriers do not see each other)
•Battle of Midway June, 1942 Japanese lose 4 carriers to U.S. 1
•A process of Island hopping begins in the Pacific (Guadalcanal)
•Battle of Leyte Gulf (Philippines) Oct. 1944 (Largest naval battle ever in history) Japanese lose have of their remaining fleet and 4 more carriers (kamikazes begin)
•Battle of Coral Seas (May 1942) (First Battle where aircrafts carriers do not see each other)
•Battle of Midway June, 1942 Japanese lose 4 carriers to U.S. 1
•A process of Island hopping begins in the Pacific (Guadalcanal)
•Battle of Leyte Gulf (Philippines) Oct. 1944 (Largest naval battle ever in history) Japanese lose have of their remaining fleet and 4 more carriers (kamikazes begin)
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Was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during World War II. The idea was to bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions and instead concentrate the limited Allied resources on strategically important islands that were not well defended but capable of supporting the drive to the main islands of Japan.
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