WORLD HISTORY

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: -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: -Island-hopping was a war strategy of the United States during World War II in its Pacific Campaign against the Japanese Empire. The United States entered the fighting of World War II after the December 7th, 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces.

Detailed explanation-4: -In June 1942, the US emerged from the Battle of Midway with naval superiority in the Pacific. General MacArthur and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz seized the initiative, launching an ‘Island Hopping’ campaign.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.