AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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This strategy was used by the US military in the Pacific where some Japanese held islands were captured and others were ignored.
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strategic bombing
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saturation bombing
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island seizing
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island hopping
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Leapfrogging, also known as island hopping, was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against the Empire of Japan during World War II.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the Pacific war, the U.S. Navy employed a Corbettian strategy in its campaign across the Pacific to Japan, as evidenced by submarine operations, amphibious warfare and the use of airpower.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Japanese would use the terrain to slow the American advance, and the Japanese would attempt to bleed the Allied Naval forces. The American forces would conduct a massive artillery barrage followed by a sweeping maneuver to take the island. The Navy would defend the sky and support the American advance.
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