What was the U. S. military strategy in the Pacific during World War 2?

Answer 1

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, they helped fight with the allies in the North African campaign, the invasions of Sicily and Italy, and the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 all the way to the German surrender in 1945. They also fought the Japanese in an island hopping campaign in the Pacific from 1941 to 1945, when two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, leading to the Japanese surrender and the end of WW2.

Answer 2

First and foremost, US forces were present in the Pacific to carry out the consquences(Attacking Japan) for their strike on Pearl Harbor, however, while in the Pacific, US forces did liberate many islands/island-nations from Japanese control, as well as using the 'Island Hopping' method to establish military dominance in the Pacific. Aside from that, US Soldiers were there, as most obviously, for combat, though the Navy and Marines were also present. [Additional] In the Pacific Theatre, Marines were predominantly used for amphibious assaults on Japanese held islands. The Army's participation was mainly in larger areas, such as the Philippines, as they did not specialize in amphibious warfare. Their other participation was avaition. The Army Air Corps operated heavy and medium bombers throughout the Pacific during the course of the war. While the Navy did operate some medium bombers, such as the B-25 and B-26, most were Army Air Corps, as were all heavy bombers such as the B-17, B-24, and B-29. The AAC also operated fighter aircraft; P-38, P-39, P-40, P-47, and P-51 from their airfields. Following WWII, the Army Air Corps was split off to become the US Air Force.

Answer 3

At the beginning of the war in 1941, the U.S. army in most of our bases were overrun by the Japs, but in 1942, the U.S. finally started winning naval battles. As the navy fought off the Japanese navy, the army and marines invaded important islands in the Pacific ocean. This was called "Island Hopping." That meant that every time they secured an island, they were in range to invade the next. Slowly, the army got closer and closer to the Japanese home islands, and finally in 1944, the Army and Marines invaded Iwo Jima, putting heavy bombers and their fighter escorts in close range to Japan, making it a lot easier to bomb Japan. In 1945, the Japanese surrendered, although we were ready to invade Japan itself.

Answer 4

The strategy was that of "Island Hopping" where some islands were attacked whereas others were bypassed .

Answer 5

"Island Hopping" .

Answer 6

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