War in the pacific Flashcards
1
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What was island hoping?
A
A strategy the US used to pass heavily fortified Japanese positions
2
Q
Battle of Coral sea?
A
Stopped Japanese dive toward australia.
3
Q
Battle of Midway?
A
Japan wasn’t expecting a battle, as ship went into combat they were being built
4
Q
Code talker?
A
Navajo Native Americans were recruited to act as code talkers using their own unwritten laungue so Japan was unable to decode what they said.
5
Q
Postdom conference?
A
Delt with post WW2, trials for Germany , war with Japan, territories, Stalin, Truman, clement met
6
Q
Return to Philippines?
A
Mac Aurthur led the drive, had no gun while on the field