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Through a process called Island Hopping. Attack and hold islands that had a strategic value to the Allies and bypass and quarantine those that didn't.
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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.
Why did the Japanese want to wipe the US power in the Pacific?
They wanted to control the Pacific for the resources and power.
What the goal of Americas campaign against the Japanese in the pacific?
to retake control of the Aleutian Islands from the Japanese
How do Japanese think about the pacific war?
The pacific war was a contest to see who could control it. In WWII, they lost that contest.
Why did the Japanese consider US a threat causing them to attack Pearl Harbor?
The port at Pearl Harbor gave the U.S. a power point in the Pacific. One of the primary goals of the Japanese was to control the Pacific. With that in mind U.S. control anywhere west had to be removed.
What places in the pacific where under the control of Japanese during world war 2?
japan and the caribeeaans
Why didn't the US fight Korea like they fought japan?
Korea had been taken over by the Japanese prior to the war. Thus, one goal of the Allied Pacific war was to liberate Korea from Japanese control. Korea was not an enemy of the Americans; it was more of the damsel in distress.
What was the goal of America's campaign against the Japanese 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.
What motives did the Japanese have for attacking America during World War 2?
They wanted to control the entire Pacific region.
The Japanese made a crucial mistake in 1942 in their attempt to control much of the Pacific when they?
overextended themselves instead of digging in and consolidating their gains.
What most accurately describes World War II in the Pacific through 1942?
Until 1942, Japan was in near complete control of the war in the Pacific. Its empire was rapidly expanded. That control was diminished with the Japanese loss in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May, 1942, which prevented an invasion of Australia. The tide was turned completely at the Battle of Midway in June where the Japanese fleet was close to decimated.After quick advances, the extension of Japanese control was halted by American victories in the Coral Sea and Midway
Why was the Battle of Midway seen as the turning point of the Pacific War?
The Battle of Midway was a turning point of the Pacific War because it was the first significant triumph of the United States over Japan and was the first of many US counteroffensives that freed Japanese-occupied territory from Japanese control.
