WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE PACIFIC OCEAN THEATER OF WWII
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going to islands where the enemy was encamped (set-up)
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going to islands where the enemy was not encamped (not set-up) to get closer to the mainland enemy
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using the Air Force to fly over and bomb islands
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picking which islands to bomb
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Detailed explanation-1: -Definition of ‘island-hopping’ a. the visiting of many islands in succession, usually as part of a holiday. They went island-hopping around the Pacific Ocean.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The “island hopping” plan involved winning battles on Pacific islands to gain military bases and moving across the Pacific Ocean and closer to Japan. This strategy would span three years and would take U.S. forces in almost a full circle around the Pacific.
Detailed explanation-4: -Macarthur and Nimitz planned a two pronged attack: MacArthur would push northwest along the New Guinea coast and into the Bismarck Archipelago with the eventual aim of liberating the Philippines; Nimitz would cross the central Pacific, ‘hopping’ through the Gilbert, Marshall, Caroline and Marianas islands.