In the summer of 1942, the United States began fighting a different kind of war in
the Pacific than it had been fighting up to that point. Military leaders had decided
to change their strategy. Describe the kind of war America had been fighting from
December 1941 to the summer of 1942, and then describe the new strategy. Include
the name of the battle that marked the turning point between the two strategies

Question

In the summer of 1942, the United States began fighting a different kind of war in
the Pacific than it had been fighting up to that point. Military leaders had decided
to change their strategy. Describe the kind of war America had been fighting from
December 1941 to the summer of 1942, and then describe the new strategy. Include
the name of the battle that marked the turning point between the two strategies

anonymous · Answer

The Japanese reached Guadalcanal in May 1942. When the allied forces spotted construction of an airfield on Guadalcanal, the United States conducted the first amphibious landing of the war. It was one of the most hotly contested campaigns for control of the ground, sea and skies of the war. Guadalcanal became a major turning-point in the war as it stopped Japanese expansion. Hopes this helps! :)