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Using the inovative "island hopping" strategy developed by General McArthur the allies went from island to island until all islands where free of Japanese forces. By the time they had cleared most of the islands the allies where thing about landing on Japan itself the casualties would have been to great. By that time the Atomic bomb had been perfected and two where dropped which forced Japan to surrender.

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