1. The Island Hopping Campaign
War in the Pacific
The Island Hopping Campaign

2. War in the Pacific
Japan controls every island south to Australia and east to Hawaii
U.S. has to work their way towards Japan

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4. War in the Pacific
General Douglas McArthur runs the Pacific side of the war
Each island victory took many months and cost thousands of lives

5. War in the Pacific American air superiority dominated Pacific campaign
Accurate fire from battleships prepared forces for island landings

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7. War in the Pacific Major victory: June 1942 at Midway
4 Japanese carriers are sunk crippling their navy
Restores American faith in war

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9. War in the Pacific 1943-1945 the U.S. continues to push north and west
Japanese relentless in fighting; they would rather die than surrender

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Battle at Leyte Gulf, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima slow the U.S. progress
This was the last stand of the Japanese before they are pushed back to their own island

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12. To the Shores

13. War in the Pacific By June 1945 the only island left to take is Japan
This would be the biggest invasion yet and cost an estimated, one million lives