island hopping campaign in the pacific

The picture above is of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb in 1945.
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https://fhswolvesden.wikispaces.com/Island-Hopping+in+the+Pacific
Island Hopping: Island hopping was a strategy used by allies to capture islands one after another until Japan came in range of American bombers. The United States hopped to many islands including:
Guadalcanal/Solomon:1942-1943
Buna/Gona:1942-1943
New Georgia:8/5/1943
Bougainville:attacked 11/1/1943
Gilbert Islands:end of 1943
Marshall Islands:attacked 1/31/1944
Philippines:attacked 7/5/1944
Iwo Jima/Okinawa:attacked 2/19/1945
Hiroshima:attacked 8/6/1945

These islands are just some of the important battles that happened from 1942-1945. The island hopping campaign was lead by General Douglas MacArthur, Commander of the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.