WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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take every Japanese stronghold one by one
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island hopping toward the Japanese mainland
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preventing Japanese expansion beyond Midway island
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negotiation to restore peace as quickly as possible
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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: -Island Hopping: Footholds Across the Pacific The US “island hopping” strategy targeted key islands and atolls to capture and equip with airstrips, bringing B-29 bombers within range of the enemy homeland, while hopping over strongly defended islands, cutting off supply lanes and leaving them to wither.
Detailed explanation-3: -Given the geography of the war in the Pacific in WWII, the United States adopted a strategy of leapfrogging or island-hopping. This strategy called for gaining control of islands that were not well-fortified by the Japanese and then using these islands as staging areas to prepare for the next invasion.
Detailed explanation-4: -instead of conquering every island occupied by the Japanese, the military focused on capturing key islands they could use as bases. How was “island hopping” a change in strategy for the US military? Japan refused to back down on its stance in Indochina:it prepared for an attack on the US.