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Admiral Chester Nimitz along with his men attacked Japanese-held islands in the Pacific through what is termed a "leap frog" or "island hopping" manner.

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Why were the pacific islands attacked and seized during the allied island hopping?

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Why were the pacific islands attacked and seized during the allied island hopping chosen?

The Pacific islands were chosen and served as steppingstones to move north toward Japan.


How were the pacific islands attacked and seized during the Allied island hopping chosen?

The Pacific islands were chosen and served as steppingstones to move north toward Japan.


The Allied campaign in the South Pacific involved what?

Leap frogging or island hopping was how the Allies fought the Japanese in World War II. They concentrated on a few key islands that advanced their drive to Japan. They did not try to take every island. Admiral Nimitz took the Gilbert and Marshall Islands and then the Marianas and moved towards the Bonin Islands. General MacArthur took the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and then the Philippines.


What Strategy did the US use to get to Japan?

It was called Island Hopping. Certain islands of strategic value would be attacked and occupied while others would be bypassed and isolated. The goal was to bring mainland Japan within range for routine bombing attacks.


What islands were taken by island hopping?

There were a number of islands captured by the Allies in 'Island Hopping' which was also known as 'leapfrogging' e.g. Guadalcanal , Peleliu , Tarawa , Iwo Jima and Okinawa .


Who was the losing admiral in the battle of the Falkland islands 1914?

admiral maximilian graf von spee


Who used Island Hopping?

Douglas MacArthur used island hopping along with Chester Nimitz used this tactic during world war two. They did this to avoid fighting the Japanese for every island in the pacific and only took the island critical for the mission. The US would then starve and bomb the other islands until they surrendered or bypassed them altogether. This was an efective stragety and probably won the war for the United States


Attempt to capture various Japanese held islands?

Island-Hopping


What is the name of the strategy of attacking and capturing key islands?

island hopping


What was the outcome of pacific island hopping?

there is a colonization of a series of islands i think


Losing admiral in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914?

Vice Admiral Maximillian Graf von Spee.