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War in the Pacific: “Island Hopping” By May 1942 the Japanese controlled much of South Pacific 1943-1945: under US General Douglas MacArthur, US began an “island hopping” campaign to prepare for war with Japan GOAL: recapture some Japanese occupied islands while bypassing heavily defended ones Islands able to be used as airfields and supply bases captured to advance closer to Japanese home islands

“Island Hopping” Route Guadalcanal 1942 Tarawa (Gilbert Islands) Nov. 1943 Kwajalein & Eniwetok (Marshall Islands) Jan.-Feb. 1944 Saipan (Mariana Islands) June-July 1944 Guam (Mariana Islands) July-Aug. 1944 Pelelieu (Philippines) Sept.-Nov. 1944 Leyte Gulf (Philippines) Oct. 1944 Iwo Jima Feb.-March 1945 Okinawa April-June 1945

Cost of Island Hopping Guadalcanal: 1,600 US and 14,000 Japanese killed First “island hopping” offensive by US in Pacific Tarawa: 1,000 US and 4,800 Japanese killed Saipan: 3,400 US and 24,000 Japanese killed Japanese civilians hid in caves and jumped off cliffs to their deaths after hearing rumors of American atrocities Philippines: 47,000 US and 300,000 Japanese killed/wounded Iwo Jima: 7,000 US killed/19,000 wounded and 22,000 Japanese killed Okinawa: 49,000 US and 109,000 Japanese killed/wounded