Island Hopping

During World
War II
Ellie Siwicki
Do Now
What event sparked the United States to
declare war on Japan?
What strategies do you think the United
States would use to fight a nation of
islands an ocean away?

VERSUS
Island Hopping

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What is Island Hopping?
National World War II Museum - Island Hopping
Saipan
Leyte
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
End of the War in the Pacif
ic

President Trumans Diary

Exit Ticket
Does the order and location of the
battles in which we talked about display
a pattern?

Do you believe that the strategy of

Island Hopping was necessary? Why or
why not.