WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As American and Allied forces “Island Hopped” through the Pacific, one of their key objectives was to cut off Japanese bases from resupply or rescue. After the initial amphibious landings of the “hop, ‘’ Allied land and sea forces would gain control of the areas around the bypassed Japanese bases.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Japanese strategy was to destroy the invader’s landing vessels before they hit the beaches. For this purpose, Japan had reserved about 5, 000 conventional aircraft and a variety of suicide vehicles, including about 5, 500 kamikaze planes, 1, 300 suicide submarines, and several hundred piloted bombs.

Detailed explanation-3: -General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz were in charge of U.S. forces in the Pacific. They devised a strategy of “island hopping” to defeat Japan.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the Pacific, American military strategy called for an “island hopping” campaign, seizing islands closer and closer to Japan and using them as bases for air attacks on Japan, and for cutting off Japanese supplies through submarine warfare against Japanese shipping.