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Island-Hopping

Island-Hopping. Do Now. Turn in activity sheet from Tuesday 11/20. The US has a problem brewing in the Pacific. That problem– Distance. Everything is too spread out. To this point, the United States has not fought a true marine war.

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Island-Hopping

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  1. Island-Hopping

  2. Do Now Turn in activity sheet from Tuesday 11/20.

  3. The US has a problem brewing in the Pacific. • That problem– Distance. • Everything is too spread out. • To this point, the United States has not fought a true marine war. • Japan has gotten a head start by fortifying their islands and moving through the Pacific, adding islands to their empire.

  4. Why was it important to Japan to grab the many Pacific islands? Resources

  5. Why was the distance a problem? Because it was difficult to send in troops from so far away. Fuel– Think 1940s. Fuel efficiency is not up to today’s standards The main islands of Japan were heavily fortified, the allies didn’t have enough forces to take them on all the way from the US

  6. Solution • Attack smaller islands on the way • They are less fortified • They have less troops on them • They can serve as staging areas on the way to Japan.

  7. Island-Hopping Moving from one island to the next, gaining hold of it, building up reinforcements, then moving on. Moving on the way to Japan.

  8. Operation Cartwheel The codename for the Island-Hopping program. Admiral Chester Nimitz goes North General Douglas Macarthur goes South

  9. Activity You all in your group of 3/4 will read about one of the battles in the Pacific/main parts of Island-Hopping. After you have found your answers, you will then find two people from the groups you were not in. Teach them about your subject.

  10. Mapping the Islands Use the island maps and the dates given to plot the course of the allies in the Pacific. Number the islands as you go through, then connect the dots you have made.

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