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Is china or Japan closer to the US?
the pacific ocean is closer but Washington d.c. is the closest
Pacific island captured by the US in 1945?
The last two islands captured in the Pacific in 1945, were also the bloodiest; Iwo Jima & Okinawa.
What was the us military goal in the pacific?
The goal of the United States was to defeat the Japanese. This meant the removal of the Japanese from many islands in the Pacific Ocean, the destruction of the Japanese Navy, and the surrender of Japan.
Why were the islands in the Pacific important for the Japanese to attack and important for the Americans to take back?
The islands in the Pacific were important for both the Japanese and the Americans to maintain control of. Whoever was effectively able to control the islands in the Pacific could essentially control the shipping routes of the Pacific Great Circle.
What did the us have to lose from the Battle of Midway?
The ability to strike back at Japanese forces and retake all the Pacific islands that Japan had invaded.
What are the closest countries to NewZealand?
Australia and the Pacific Islands.
Which group of islands is farthest east in the pacific ocean and closest to south America?
Polynesia
What were Japan's goals in the pacific and how did they affect the us?
they wanted the Philippines and the Hawaiian islands, and the rest of the islands in the pacific. this affected the US by making us go into war.
What did the guano islands act allowed the us to do?
Claim new islands in the Pacific
What islands in the pacific are closest to the equator?
The legendary Galapagos Islands, they're 1 degree North so there might be somewhere on the zero line.
What Pacific islands were acquired in 1867 as US territories?
The Pacific islands which were acquired in 1867 as U. S. territories were the Midway Atoll. These islands are also known as the Midway Islands.
Which Pacific Islands did the US control by 1900?
Guam.
Why did the US expand to Alaska to islands in the pacific?
My uncle
What us state is a collection of islands in the North Pacific?
Hawaii is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
Which of the 48 contiguous US is closest to the Hawaiian islands?
California is the closest contiguous state to Hawaii
What are two islands that the US govern?
Midway Islands and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific and, in a way, Puerto Rico in the Atlantic.
What is the closest body of water to the Kurile islands?
The Kurile Islands lie in between the Pacific Ocean (on the east side of the archipelago) and the Sea of Okhotsk (on the west side).
