WORLD HISTORY

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WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the American navy attacked islands held by the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean. The capture of each successive island from the Japanese brought the American navy closer to an invasion of Japan.
A
Soviet Union invades Poland
B
V-E Day
C
V-J Day
D
Island Hopping
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The initial move of the island-hopping campaign came in the Gilbert Islands when U.S. forces struck Tarawa Atoll. The capture of the island was necessary as it would allow the Allies to move on to the Marshall Islands and then the Marianas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which is a result of island-hopping? The end of the war was faster and fewer lives were lost. US intelligence had deciphered messages laying out the Japanese plan.

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