Battle of Guadalcanal - Erin Klimisch

The Battle of Guadalcanal

• The Battle of Guadalcanal is significant because it was the first battle in the American amphibious campaign to liberate the pacific from Japanese occupation.
• One of the longest pacific wars.
• Became known as the 'Iron Bottom' sound because of the large amounts of ships lost on both the American and Japanese sides.
• It took place in 1942 when U.S. Marines landed on August 7th.
• It took about 6 months for America to defeat Japan.
• If Japan captured the island, they could cut off the sea route between Australia and America.
• If Americans controlled the island, they would be better able to protect Australia from Japanese invasions and also protect Allied build-up in Australia that would act as a spring board for a major assault on Japan.