1942-42 in the pacific
- at the same time as pearl harbour the japanese attack philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dutch east Indies (oil)
- The americans skipped over many islands so many of the japanese we left to rot on the islands
- Battle of the coral seas (may 1942) First Battle where aircraft cariers do not see each other
- Island hopping began in Guadalcanal
- Battle of Leyte Gulf (Philippines) Oct. 1944 (Largest naval battle ever in history) Japanese lose half of their remaining fleet and 4 more carriers
Summary
The US needed to claim some of the Japanese islands so they could launch plains of them, so they went from island to island and quickly took them.