1) Labna, Palace, vaulted passage
2) Copan stela A, Maudslay cast
3) Panel 3 from Cancuén
4) Yaxchilan Lintel 24
5) Stucco portrait of K'inich Janaab Paka
6) Stucco mask panels
7) Balamku
I hope this helps! :)
Sumer, the Akkadian, and the Babylonian
The answer is prior to 1942, the US pursued a defensive war in the pacific. This strategy failed, so, the US adopted the "island-hopping" strategy to overwhelm Japanese forces on islands. The battle that forced this new form of thinking was the Battle of Midway, in which the US began a counter-offensive campaign against Japan.
