WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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It provided the US military with natural resources, including oil and tin.
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The island had an airfield that could be used for future attacks against Japan.
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The island had a communications center that could be used for tracking Japanese aircraft.
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Guadalcanal became an outpost where US troops were trained for battle.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: It provided the US military with natural resources, including oil and tin. The island had an airfield that could be used for future attacks against Japan. The island had a communications center that could be used for tracking Japanese aircraft.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Guadalcanal Campaign ended all Japanese expansion attempts and placed the Allies in a position of clear supremacy. It can be argued that this Allied victory was the first step in a long string of successes that eventually led to the surrender of Japan and the occupation of the Japanese home islands.
Detailed explanation-3: -[10] From victory at Guadalcanal, the Allies were able to launch the Central Pacific drive and subsequent offensive operations against which the Japanese could only defend with fewer and fewer naval, aerial, and army assets. Guadalcanal, not Midway, probably turned the tide irreversibly for the Allies in the Pacific.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Marines pushed forward toward Japanese lines, with or without air support. They moved to tactical defensive positions during the night and absorbed countless Japanese attacks, slowly winning a war of attrition. The Japanese sent replacements, but the U.S. Navy and aircraft slowly choked the Japanese supply effort.
Detailed explanation-5: -After that, command of the sea would allow U.S. naval forces to eradicate Japanese commerce and impose a strangling blockade on the Home Islands. That would achieve victory without having to fight the Imperial Japanese Army on the Asian mainland.