AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Genocide
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“Europe First” Strategy
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United Nations
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Island Hopping
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Detailed explanation-1: -This practice-skipping over heavily fortified islands in order to seize lightly defended locations that could support the next advance-became known as island hopping. As Japanese strongholds were isolated, defenders were left to weaken from starvation and disease.
Detailed explanation-2: -General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz were in charge of U.S. forces in the Pacific. They devised a strategy of “island hopping” to defeat Japan.
Detailed explanation-3: -As American and Allied forces “Island Hopped” through the Pacific, one of their key objectives was to cut off Japanese bases from resupply or rescue. After the initial amphibious landings of the “hop, ” Allied land and sea forces would gain control of the areas around the bypassed Japanese bases.
Detailed explanation-4: -By skipping over heavily defended islands, allowing them to “wither on the vine”, the U.S. forces would be able to advance closer and closer to their ultimate objective. The home islands of Japan. While ultimately successful, this warfare was costly.
Detailed explanation-5: -Ultimately, the island hopping campaign was successful. It allowed the US to gain control over sufficient islands in the Pacific to get close enough to Japan to launch a mainland invasion.