| Terms Philippine Islands Bataan Gen. Douglas MacArthur Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Island New Guinea Invasion of the Philippines "Island hopping" Strategy Admiral Chester Nimitz Guadalcanal Tarawa Iwo Jima Okinawa Manhattan Project Hiroshima Nagasaki President Harry S. Truman Potsdam Conference V-J Day |
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1. Describe the two naval victories by U. S. forces in 1942 and their historical significance. 2. What strategy did the U. S. adopt for is Pacific campaign? 3. What were American perceptions of Japanese fighters, and how did they arrive at these perceptions? 4. Why did the U. S. engage in the secret effort to develop an atomic bomb? What arguments were offered for and against dropping the bomb on Japan? |