Question

What was the goal of the Americans' island-hopping strategy?

A. to encircle Japanese bases with navy ships and force them to flee by air.

B. to avoid invading islands held by the Japanese.

C.to bomb only the most important Japanese home islands.

D. to capture some islands and ignore others.

Answer 1

Answer:

A.

The goal of the island hopping strategy used by the US during World War II was to gain control of Japanese Islands in order to set up military bases. The US went from island to island, defeating the Japanese military in order to set up landing strips for planes and bases.

Answer 2

Answer:

The right answer is D.

Explanation:

The island-hopping strategy aimed at gaining control of strategically relevant islands, not of every Japanese-held island in the Pacific. The main goal was to gradually approach the main Japanese islands so that American aircraft could bomb Japanese cities and industrial and military complexes.