USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

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Why was island hopping important?

(A) It enabled island tribes to move between islands in order to escape the fighting during WWII

(B) It helped increase trade between America and the Caribbean islands during WWII

(C) ** It allowed the U.S. to capture key islands in the Pacific and use them in order to get closer to Japan

(D) It was a popular dance during the 1940s that helped lift morale on the home front

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -This campaign was the first major offensive on land against the Japanese. It was mostly led by the U.S. Marines, who captured an important Japanese airfield. U.S. forces pushed closer to Japan throughout 1943 and 1944, scoring hard-fought victories at Tarawa, the Philippines, and Guam.

Concept note-2: -There were two primary benefits to this strategy: First, it could be accomplished with fewer troops. Second, it meant the cut-off enemy forces couldn’t be pulled back to reinforce important objectives, like the Philippines. Bases seized by the Allies were used to launch strikes that targeted enemy supply lines.