I believe it was known as "Island Hopping" where the U.S. tried to capture as many strategic islands as possible in an effort to push the Japanese back.
Island hopping
The strategy was known as island hopping.
to move closer to the Japanese mainland
Iwo Jima was important to the Allies' Island-Hopping strategy with it's airfields and proximity to Japan .
Fight Germany first while defending critical Pacific sea routes and islands.
Douglas MacArthur
It is the belief that the US should expand to the Pacific Ocean.
The OED, tells us that the term Pacific Rim first appeared in 1926, and refers to 'the countries and regions which border the Pacific Ocean'.
"Island Hopping".
id on
When the US entered World War II in 1941, its strategy was to send most of its troops to the Pacific to battle Japanese forces. Later, from 1943-1945 the US led the allied war effort in Europe.
manifest destiny