Pacific Theatre
Military Strategies
KamikazeKamikaze or "suicide pilot" was a Japanese weapon where planes were filled with explosives and crashed them in to allied warships.
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Island Hoppingthis was a U.S. tactic where a large force was deployed to a island the a attack to another island was stationed off that last island.
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Major Battles
Naval Battles
Some of the important naval battles of WWII were pearl harbor and the battle of midway.
Doolittle RaidThe Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, on April 18, 1942, was the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese Home Islands during World War II.
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Iwo Jima and OkinawaTwo islands that the Japanese had fought for and lost to the allies.
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PhilippinesThe Philippines Campaign or the Battle of the Philippines was the invasion of the Philippines by Japan in 1941–1942 and the defense of the islands by Filipino and United States forces.
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GuadalcanalGuadalcanal is well-known for its pivotal role in World War II, with the battle of Guadalcanal turning the tide in favor of the Allies in the Pacific theater.
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Battle of MidwayThe Battle of Midway, fought over and near the tiny U.S. mid-Pacific base at Midway atoll, represents the strategic high water mark of Japan's Pacific Ocean war.
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A-Bomb
A weapon of mass destruction that was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Code TalkersCode talkers were people who used obscure languages as a means of secret communication during wartime. The term is now usually associated with the United States soldiers during the world wars who used their knowledge of Native-American languages as a basis to transmit their coded messages.
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