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The Phillipine Islands.
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Both MacArthur and Nimitz knew the major islands held by the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean had to be taken by the US. They developed an Island Hopping strategy. They would skip every other island they came to (there were too many small islands to deal with). This would cut off supply lines to the islands they skip, lessen casualties, and save a lot of time. Japan had made the error of not devoting enough of its army to the Pacific Islands. They also failed to have enough aircraft carriers. This gave the US an advantage.
Oh yes. He stated that he would return to the Philippines after the Japanese attacked & took the islands. The US forces were bottled up in the Bataan peninsula. I think MacArthur was evacuated to Australia....
In August of 1945, General Douglas MacArthur became Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Japan, and was in charge of its ruling. He acted as leader until 1948, oversaw the rebuilding of the country and the formation of a democratic government, and helped to draft a new constitution. Under his guidance, Japan recovered from the war and was on its way to becoming a leading industrial world power.
The Japanese planned on attacking the Aleutian Islands to combat the "island hopping" strategy that Douglas MacArthur was using in the Pacific Ocean.
The Phillipine Islands.
Because the apparent next step was an invasion the Japanese Home Islands themselves commanded by General Douglas MacArthur. (Instead, the first two nuclear weapons were used.)
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During World War 2, General Douglas MacArthur developed the strategy of island hopping. He would capture certain islands. The Americans would use those islands to get closer to their goal. He would leave Japanese troops on the other islands. He would not waste American lives trying to capture those islands. The objective was to get close enough to Japan to establish bomber bases capable of dropping bombs on Japan.
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During World War 2, General Douglas MacArthur developed the strategy of island hopping. He would capture certain islands. The Americans would use those islands to get closer to their goal. He would leave Japanese troops on the other islands. He would not waste American lives trying to capture those islands. The objective was to get close enough to Japan to establish bomber bases capable of dropping bombs on Japan.
General Douglas MacArthur