Question
How would "island hopping" help the United States defeat Japan? The U.S. could attack Japan from Northeastern Asia. The U.S. could take control of islands in Southeast Asia. The U.S. could eliminate Japanese military control of the Pacific.
Answer
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Sylvester
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Answer
C
Explanation
The strategy of "island hopping" placed great emphasis on selectively focusing resources towards the delivery of huge force on vital, but isolated, Pacific island clusters. This minimized direct confrontations where Japanese forces had concentrated their strength and enabled navigation for US fleets towards the Mainland Japan. Focus points included gaining airbase locations that could place the entire Japan within bomber flight range.(A) would not be as effective because island hopping in the Northeast, towards Japan from chain islands in the Aleutian of Alaska sets a longer path challenge and formidable targets.(B) although partially true because US wrestled for control of certain islands in Southeast Asia that were possible paths to Japan, it is not the whole essence of the strategy—the questions puts focus only to glue on the directionality of the strategy from Southeast or northeast (A) which conceives error.(C) Island hopping strategy was tactically purposed to eliminate Japanese military control on the strategical Pacific islands chain finally bringing Japan within flight bomber range for possible air raids, also with consideration to cut down Japanese military supplies.