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China

Got supplies from America through the Burma Road (later captured by Japan)

Dutch East Indies

Oil

The Philippines

MacArthur surrendered in Bataan in 1942, and was recaptured in July 1945 in Leyte

Gulf

Coral Sea

Carrier battle between America/Australia, and Japan, which protected Australia, led by

Nimitz

Midway

Battle of Midway, Japan lost four important carriers and never recovered, led

by Nimitz

Kiska/Attu

Part of the Aleutian Archipelago near Alaska, the capture caused fear of attack on

American Northwest, retaken in 1943

Guadalcanal Island

Part of the Solomons, protected Australia, high Japanese casualties/low

American casualties, captured in February 1943

Hawaii

Bombing of Pearl Harbor pushed America into WWII

New Guinea

The Last island protecting Australia, after the victory, MacArthur started his return to

The Philippines, captured in August 1944

saipan

Part of the Marianas, B-29 “Hellcat” superbombers could easily bomb Japan

mainland

Saipan

Part of the Marianas, “Suicide Cliff”

The Philippine Sea

the US destroyed even more Japanese carriers

Iwo Jima

Needed to repair damaged bombers, captured in March 1945, flag raising picture

Okinawa

Very close to Japan, captured in June 1945, kamikazes caused lots of deaths

Japan

Atomic bombing of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945),

surrendered under the condition that Hirohito could stay figurehead on USS Missouri, V-J

The day ended WWII