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The policy for bypassing Japanese strongholds in the Pacific is called?
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∙ 15y ago
Letting them wither on the vine. That is after not attacking them but going around them the US was able to deny there places resupply. Because they were unable to get supplies they must be unsustainable because the garrison would need to be fed & the islands had few local resources.
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Who continued to fight in World War II after surrender?
Some Japanese soldiers called "Hold Outs" in the Pacific.
What was the U.S techinque in fighting the Japanese called?
It was called "island hopping". The Americans would take island by island from the Japanese in the pacific to weaken their grip on Southern-Asia. The most common known example is Iwo Jima were both parties took huge losses over a little island in the pacific. Even after losing all their territories the Japanese refused to surrender and according to American generals an invasion of Japan would cost a million American lives. This seems like a lot but you must understand that the Japanese saw their emperor as a descendant of God and nearly all Japanese soldiers wouldn't doubt to give their lives to defend Japan.
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The conflict areas were called theaters of operation. The European Theater included the Atlantic Ocean as well as Europe and Africa. The Pacific Theater was the drive against the Japanese.
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 are Japanese nature spirits called?
Shinto sprits are called Kami which means soul or spirit in Japanese!
What do you called when Japanese and Japanese American were removed from the pacific coast?
They were interned in internment camps.
What was the us campaign against the Japanese called?
The Pacific Campaign.
The offensive strategy of American admirals to beat the Japanese in pacific was called?
island hopping
Who continued to fight in World War II after surrender?
Some Japanese soldiers called "Hold Outs" in the Pacific.
If misunderstanding results from missed meanings while communicating this is called?
Bypassing
What is gas to solids called?
The direct transition from a gas to a solid, bypassing the liquid phase, is called deposition.
Was pearl harbor part of the European or pacific theatre?
Pacific war. Pearl Harbor is in Hawaii and Hawaii is in the Pacific. The men who were in the Pacific war had to take back each island from the Japanese and the Philippines. In Manila there was hand to hand fighting. There is a film series called Victory at Sea that has real footage of the Pacific war.
How does the US fight the Japanese in the pacific?
They used a new military tactic called Island Hopping which was when the US army would hop from island to island that were controlled by the Japanese in order to catch the Japanese people, on that particular island off guard.
Which island was called the most heavily defended spot on earth?
probably the island of Truk in the pacific, which was controlled by the Japanese in World War II
What did Japan try to establish in Asia during World War 2?
The Japanese called it a "sphere of influence". They wanted to totally dominate Asia and the Pacific Islands.
Which country is called a tiger of the pacific?
Malaysia is called the Tiger of the Pacific.
Some Japanese women managed to immigrate to America despite the passport ban They found a way to marry men who were already in America What were these women called?
These women were known as picture brides. They would arrange marriages with Japanese men in America through photographs and letters, bypassing the passport ban and allowing them to immigrate.
