WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Destroy Japan’s ability to fuel its ships.
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Take as many prisoners as possible.
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To be strategic in their battles and only take islands necessary to get closer to Japan
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To force Japan to defend as many islands as possible.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -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-4: -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.