WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In World War II, the main American strategy to fight Japan was to
A
mount two offensive campaigns to attack from two directions
B
concentrate U.S. forces into one large offensive moving west from the Marshall Islands
C
quickly recapture the Midway Islands from the Japanese
D
establish a strong defensive position in the Solomon Islands to lure in the Japanese
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The army would attack Hitler’s troops at their weakest points first and slowly advance toward German soil. The plan was known as “closing the ring.” In December 1941, Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to attack German holdings in North Africa first. That maneuver was finally executed in October 1942.

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