American History U2 L08 - The War In The Pacific

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brutal march of American and Filipino prisoners by Japanese soldiers in 1942

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Bataan Death March

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A set of international standards of conduct for treating prisoners of war, established in 1929

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Geneva Convention

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1942 WWII battle between American and Japanese aircraft

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Battle of the Coral Sea

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1942 WWII battle between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific

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Battle of Midway

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1942-1943 WWII battle between the United States and Japan

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Battle of Guadalcanal

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A military strategy used during WWII that involved selectively attacking enemy-held islands and bypassing others

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Island-hopping

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1944 WWII naval battle between the United States and Japan

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Battle of Leyte Gulf

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In WWII, a japanese suicide plane

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Kamikaze

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1945 WWII battle between the United States and Japan

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Battle of Iwo Jima

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1945 WWII battle between the United States and Japan

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Battle of Okinawa

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Secret American project during WWII to develop an atomic bomb

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Manhattan Project

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(a) What were the benefits of "island hopping"?

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By attacking specific enemy held islands and bypassing others, the U.S. cut off the bypassed islands from supplies and reinforcements, which made them useless to Japan. This helped Americans move quickly toward Japan.

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(b) List three island or island groups in the order that they were captured by the U.S.

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Guadalcanal, Solomon, Gilbert, Marshall, and Mariana islands.

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Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb against Japan?

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To prevent the further loss of American troops and to end the war.