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Why did Japanese plan on attacking the aleutian islands?
The Japanese planned on attacking the Aleutian Islands to combat the "island hopping" strategy that Douglas MacArthur was using in the Pacific Ocean.
Why did us use island hopping?
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Reasons for expansion of World War 1 to Asia Africa and the pacific?
World War I expanded to Asia, Africa, and the Pacific for several reasons. For one, the countries involved in World War 1 has colonies in Asia and Africa. This included Tanganyika, which was under German rule. In addition to German East Africa, the British governed Hong Kong, which was physically located within China. To protect their respective colonies, the nations involved had no choice but to bring the war to these areas.
What two companies accepted the government's challenge to build the transcontinental rail line?
Union Pacific Railroad built the line westward and the Central Pacific Railroad built the line eastward. The first transcontinental railroad basically connected the east and the west of the United States. Central Pacific Railroad merged with Southern Pacific in 1885 and then Union Pacific bought Southern Pacific in 1996. Union Pacific still operates much of the rail from Central Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad.
How did they win the war?
The United States Island Hopping Campaign and the bombimg of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had a huge effect, as they ended the Pacific theatre of the war. Winston Churchill, prime minister of Britain, inspired the nation to resist the Nazis, which they did in the air battles known as the Battle of Britain, with substantial economic aid from America. When the Pacific War ended, the US pooled its resources with the remaining European troops and landed at Normandy. The casualties for the beach landing were astronomical, but it allowed the US to recapture Paris. From there, it was only a matter of fighting back the Nazis until they surrendered at Versailles.
