WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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Question
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The United States seized Islands in the Pacific during WW II
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to help defend against Nazi aggression
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in an effort to increase the size of the United States
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to establish military bases for use in further attacks against Japan
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to compete against Japanese imperialism
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -7D-Why did the United States seize Pacific islands during World War II? To establish military bases for use in further attacks. 7D-Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!
Detailed explanation-2: -Over the next two and a half years, US forces captured the Gilbert Islands (Tarawa and Makin), the Marshall Islands (Kwajalein and Eniwetok), the Mariana Islands (Saipan, Guam, and Tinian), Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. With each island taken from the Japanese, the United States moved closer to Japan.
Detailed explanation-3: -By seizing a strategic airfield site on the island, the United States halted Japanese efforts to disrupt supply routes to Australia and New Zealand.
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