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 the strategy used by Nimitz’s fleet to take many islands in the Pacific?
A
Siege Warfare
B
Strategic Bombing
C
Slash and Burn
D
Island Hopping
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz employed a strategy of “triphibious” warfare to advance through the Pacific. This strategy involved combing air, land, and sea forces to navigate the challenging geography and distances. Overtime, this strategy came to be known as Island Hopping.

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: -During the Pacific war, the U.S. Navy employed a Corbettian strategy in its campaign across the Pacific to Japan, as evidenced by submarine operations, amphibious warfare and the use of airpower.

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