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Which military strategy did the US use against the Japanese during World War 2?

Island Hopping


What key strategy was used by the US against the Japanese in the Pacific in order to retake territory?

The strategy was known as island hopping.


Do US use the strategy of island hopping to?

move closer to the Japanese mainland.


Why did the US use the strategy of island hopping?

move closer to the japanese mainland (apex)


What did the Japanese use against US submarines?

Depth charges.


Which military strategy did the US use the Japanese during world war 2?

Island Hopping


Why did the US use island hopping strategy used in the Pacific?

to move closer to the Japanese mainland


In waging war against Japan the US relied mainly on a strategy of?

"island hopping" across the south Pacific while bypassing Japanese strongholds.


Which military strategy did the US use to fight the Japanese in the Pacific theater?

The US used a strategy called "island hopping" or "leapfrogging" to fight the Japanese in the Pacific theater. Instead of trying to capture every Japanese-held island, the US selectively targeted and bypassed heavily fortified islands and focused on capturing strategically important islands that were closer to Japan. This allowed the US to gradually advance towards Japan while cutting off Japanese supply lines and isolating their forces on bypassed islands.


What strategy did the us Navy use in the caribean?

The United States Navy did use the defense strategy in the caribbean.


What was the US strategy at the Battle of Midway?

The strategy was to intercept a Japanese force of vastly superior strength and to prevent a Japanese amphibious landing on the island of Midway. The three aircraft carriers of the U.S. fleet, the Hornet, Enterprise, and Yorktown were considered to be the major offensive threat of the U.S. Navy. Their aircraft it was hoped would be useful in providing air defense against air attacks against the island, and if the opportunity presented itself, to launch a crippling strike against the Japanese fleet. It was however to avoid a surface battle since the U.S. fleet was hopelessly outgunned.


What was the us campaign against the Japanese called?

The Pacific Campaign.