Island Hopping
1942/43 in the Pacific
•At the same time as Pearl Harbor (Dec. 1941) the Japanese attack, Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dutch East Indies (oil)
•Battle of Coral Seas (May 1942) (First Battle where aircrafts carriers do not see each other)
•Battle of Midway June, 1942 Japanese lose 4 carriers to U.S. 1
•A process of Island hopping begins in the Pacific (Guadalcanal)
•Battle of Leyte Gulf (Philippines) Oct. 1944 (Largest naval battle ever in history) Japanese lose have of their remaining fleet and 4 more carriers (kamikazes begin)
•At the same time as Pearl Harbor (Dec. 1941) the Japanese attack, Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dutch East Indies (oil)
•Battle of Coral Seas (May 1942) (First Battle where aircrafts carriers do not see each other)
•Battle of Midway June, 1942 Japanese lose 4 carriers to U.S. 1
•A process of Island hopping begins in the Pacific (Guadalcanal)
•Battle of Leyte Gulf (Philippines) Oct. 1944 (Largest naval battle ever in history) Japanese lose have of their remaining fleet and 4 more carriers (kamikazes begin)
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Summary- Though the Japanese had taken over the outer islands the Japanese didn't surrender. The USA continued to attack the Japanese in 3 more battles: Battle or Coral Seas, Battle of Midway, and Battle of Leyte Gulf.