Late WW2 Review

What was the main goal of the US strategy of Island Hopping in the South Pacific?

Why were American troops sent to North Africa?

What were the effects of the success of Operation Husky and what was an unfortunate side effect of the invasion of Italy?

What happened to American and Filipino soldiers who were captured by the Japanese on the peninsula of Bataan?

What was the significance of the Battle of the Coral Sea?

What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?

What was the significance of the US victory at Okinawa?

What was the goal of the Allied forces on D-day?

Why was the Battle of Stalingrad so significant to the Allies?

Why did Truman choose to use nuclear weapons to end the war in Japan?