Journal #8: U.S. Strategy in the Pacific
Illustrate on the map of the Pacific the three phases of U.S. military strategy in World War II (using the map in your textbook on page 741), and then write an essay in which you explain the geo-political reasoning behind each of the following parts of the strategy:
* island hopping
* capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
* invasion of the Philippines
Staple the essay to the map and turn in.