https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp en-us 2016-02-05 19:04:04 UTC 2026-03-21 21:33:24 UTC hello@padlet.com 17dlaino https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93560826 2016-02-05 19:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93560826 17dlaino https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93563292 2016-02-05 19:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93563292 17dlaino https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93563293 2016-02-05 19:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93563293 17JSu https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93563510 General timeline of the "island-hopping" campaign]]> 2016-02-05 19:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93563510 17dlaino https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93564601 2016-02-05 19:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93564601 17JSu https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93565229 The island-hopping campaign was launched in 1941. The strategy was to capture the Pacific islands one by one, advancing towards Japan and bypassing and isolating centres of resistance. Macarthur and Nimitz planned a two pronged attack: MacArthur would push northwest along the New Guinea coast and into the Bismarck Archipelago with the eventual aim of liberating the Philippines; Nimitz would cross the central Pacific, ‘hopping’ through the Gilbert, Marshall, Caroline and Marianas islands. ]]> 2016-02-05 19:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93565229 17dlaino https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93565912 2016-02-05 19:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93565912 17dlaino https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93566487 2016-02-05 19:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93566487 17JSu https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93566602 In August of 1945, the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing at least 129,000 people.  On August 15, six days after the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan announced its surrender to the Allies. On September 2, it signed the instrument of surrender, effectively ending World War II.]]> 2016-02-05 19:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93566602 17dlaino https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93568140 These were some of the bloodiest operations of the war. Tinian, Guam and Saipan, which were 1,350 miles from Tokyo.]]> 2016-02-05 19:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93568140 17JSu https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93637884 An article about the Battle of Guandalcanal, the first offensive campaign of the US. While both sides experienced heavy losses, the US emerged victorious and closer to a full attack on Japan.]]> 2016-02-06 23:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/93637884 17dlaino https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/94064489 2016-02-09 15:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/17dlaino/zduzyxj5wudp/wish/94064489