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The Battle of Iwo Jima

The Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of Saipan

The Battle of the Philippines

The Battle of Makin Atoll

The Battle of Peleliu

The Battle of Tawara

The Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Where were some of the most important battles of World War 1?

the Somme, Paschaendale, Mons, Ypres, Arras, Vimy Ridge, Beaumont Hamel are the most significant battles of wwI, but some minor battles were also fought.


What were the names of some major battles in world war 1?

The battle of Verdun 1916 The battles of the Marne 1914,1918 The battles of Ypres 1914,1915,1917 The battle of Somme 1916 The battle of Cambrai 1917


Which island served as a jumping off point for several battles during World War 2?

The Solomons were the scene of intense fighting during WW 2. The island of Palau was the scene of an intense battle during World War 2. The fight was between America and Japan both suffered great loses during the battle. There were many. Some include: Oahu, Hawaii (Pearl harbor), Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, Rabaul and New Ireland, Kokoda Track on Papua and New Guinea, Biak, Bougainville, Luzon, Corregidor, Hong Kong, Guam, Midway, Wake, Savo, Santa Cruz, Attu, Tarawa, Saipan, Noemfoor, Peleliu, Morotai, Leyte, Suluan, Dinagat, and Okinawa.


What were key battles and outcomes between Japan and US in World War 2 who were some of main commanders on both sides?

The war in the Pacific was a NAVAL WAR. Land battle victories were irrelevant. A victorious army holding an island could be starved into NO ARMY AT ALL without control of the sea to re-supply it. SOME of the key naval battles in the pacific were: The Battle of the Java Sea, The Battle of the Coral Sea (Japanese tactical victory/US strategical victory), Battle of Savo Island, Sea Battles off of Guadalcanal, Battle of Midway, Battle of the Philippine Sea, Battle of Leyte Gulf (history's largest naval battle), and the battle between the British battleship & battlecruiser, HMS Prince of Wale & HMS Repulse, both of which were sunk by Japanese Army twin engine bomber/torpedo airplanes.


What were key battles snd events during the Civii War?

Some key battles were..... The Attack on Fort Sumter which began the Civil War

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