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Island Hopping
-USA takes over key outer islands
-continues to take over outer islands
-leaves Japanese on smaller inner islands
-Japanese never surrendered
-continues to take over outer islands
-leaves Japanese on smaller inner islands
-Japanese never surrendered
Battle of Coral Seas
-May 1942
-first battle where aircraft carries never see each other
-aircrafts go up and bomb other carrier, hoping to have their own carrier still standing
-first battle where aircraft carries never see each other
-aircrafts go up and bomb other carrier, hoping to have their own carrier still standing
Battle of Midway
-June 1942
-Japan loses 4 carriers to USA
-US faster at recovering and building ships than the Japanese
-Japan loses 4 carriers to USA
-US faster at recovering and building ships than the Japanese
Battle of Leyte Gulf
-Philippines Oct. 1944
-largest naval battle in history
-Japanese begin to lose their fleet and lost 4 carriers
-kamikaze pilots trained to fly planes into aircraft carriers (desperate measures)
-easier for Japan to train pilots (only had to teach them to take off)
-did a lot of damage
-largest naval battle in history
-Japanese begin to lose their fleet and lost 4 carriers
-kamikaze pilots trained to fly planes into aircraft carriers (desperate measures)
-easier for Japan to train pilots (only had to teach them to take off)
-did a lot of damage
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Summary
Although the USA attacked and took over the key outer islands and leave the Japanese on the smaller inner islands, the Japanese never surrendered. However, the USA continued to attack the Japanese in three battles: Battle of Coral Seas, Battle of Midway and the Battle of Leyte Gulf.