Feb+1943+Battle+of+Guadalcanal


 * __The Island of Guadalcanal.[[image:marines-landing-at-guadalcanal.jpg width="483" height="270" align="left"]] __**

 The Battle of Midway had changed the balance of power in the Pacific, the Japanese had no longer had a great advantage in World War II[1]. The Americans began to make plans of their own in the Pacific and the first step to do that was to gain control over the Solomon Island. The Japanese had moved into these islands in the spring of 1942, which threatened Australia because they were fighting along side of the Americans and where a base of operations. The key goal was to capture the island of Guadalcanal. The Japanese had a air field there, which was making it a target for the Americans. The island was covered in swamps and jungles and in the daytime the temperature was up to ninety degrees and there were tons of insects covered with diseases. In spite of that, the Americans came to shore in August 1942[2]. In the fight for on four months, both sides had lost a great deal of ships. The Japanese could not help the loses of ships, but the Americans could and did. It also did not help that the Japanese ships were old and the Americans ships were new[4] After all the war, the Japanese, in February 1943, fled the island, leaving the Americans victorious[2].

__Works Cited:__


 * 1) Ramirez, Susan, Peter Stearns, and Sam Wineberg.//World History; Human Legacy//. Holt, Rineheart and Winston, 2008. 459. Print.
 * 2) Ayers, Edward, Robert Schulzinger, Jesus Tega, and Deborah White. //American Anthem//. Holt, Rineheart and Winston, 2007. 437. Print.
 * 3) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-begin-evacuation-of-guadalcanal
 * 4) http://www.worldwar2database.com/html/guadalcanal.htm