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Move closer to the japanese mainland-Apex
The US needed a land base from which to bomb Japan. With island hopping, they could attack weaker, less defended islands (as opposed to attacking every single island) in order to get close to the Japanese.
to seize the islands from the Japanese and to have total control of the pacific through the US navy, also some islands were strategically important for bombing raids over mainland Japan
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Which of these was not related to the Allied island-hopping strategy?
Sicily
Island-hopping was a strategy associated with?
The war against Japan
American strategy involving the capture of some islands but no others?
island hopping
The strategy of island hopping in the pacific involved allied attacks on?
Only islands that were not well defended.
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.
What strategy did the US use against the Japanese?
island hopping
What was the nickname for The US strategy in the Pacific to gain ground on the Japanese one island at a time?
"Island Hopping".
Why did the US use the strategy of island hopping?
move closer to the japanese mainland (apex)
How do you use island hopping in a sentence?
Island hopping is moving around from island to island. For example, The United States military practiced island-hopping during WWII in the war in the Pacific.
Which military strategy did the US use the Japanese during world war 2?
Island Hopping
Why did the US use island hopping strategy used in the Pacific?
to move closer to the Japanese mainland
Which military strategy did the US use against the Japanese during World War 2?
Island Hopping
Who were the allied forces in island hopping?
the us and australia
Who won the battles of island hopping?
US Marines .
Do US use the strategy of island hopping to?
move closer to the Japanese mainland.
What was the US strategy for winning the conflict with Japan?
"Island Hopping"
What island provided the most vital base in the US island hopping campaign?
Okinawa
