true.
The Pacific islands were chosen and served as steppingstones to move north toward Japan.
During World War II, numerous islands were seized by Japan in its offensive "rush" in 1941-42. Just three of these were the following: Guam, Wake Island, and (in the Philippines) Luzon.
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"unconditional surrender"
Japan participated in World War I from 1914 to 1918 in an alliance with Entente Powers and played an important role in securing the sea lanes in the West Pacific and Indian Oceans against the Imperial German Navy. Politically, Japan seized the opportunity to expand itssphere of influence in China, and to gain recognition as a great power in postwar geopolitics. Japan's military seized German possessions in the Pacific and East Asia, but there was no large-scale mobilization of the economy.
The Pacific islands were chosen and served as steppingstones to move north toward Japan.
The Pacific islands were chosen and served as steppingstones to move north toward Japan.
Guam; Corregidor; Wake
Islands in the Pacific Ocean include: The Hawaiian islands, Japan, New Guinea, and Easter Island
During World War II, numerous islands were seized by Japan in its offensive "rush" in 1941-42. Just three of these were the following: Guam, Wake Island, and (in the Philippines) Luzon.
WW2 in the Pacific in battles for Pacific islands.
No. The Cayman Islands are in the Caribbean Sea and Japan is in the Pacific Ocean.
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China and the islands in the Pacific were invaded by Japan during WWII.
Philippine
"unconditional surrender"