USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE PACIFIC OCEAN THEATER OF WWII

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Island Hopping?
A
secret level in Super Mario Brothers
B
US strategy in the Pacific where they hopped from island to island pushing the Japanese back to their homeland
C
US strategy for defeating Hitler
D
Japanese strategy used against the USA
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-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.

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