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What was the US strategy in the pacific in opposition to the Japanese was known as?

During World War II, the American strategy in the Pacific against the Japanese became known as 'island-hopping.' Through this approach to defeating their enemy, the U.S. military by-passed (or, hopped over) Japanese strong-points for the sake of securing selected islands elsewhere. These islands, once occupied, would then serve as forward bases for the next 'hop' forward -- closer to Japan itself.


Who led US troops in the Pacific theater (mainly against Japanese forces)?

General Douglas MacArthur


How was intrepid and what did he do World War 2?

Intrepid is not a person, it is an aircraft carriers in WW2. It fought in the Pacific against the Japanese from 1943 onward.


How did the battle of guadalcanal change the war in the pacific?

The battle for Guadalcanal marked the end of Japanese expansion in the Pacific and put Japan on the defensive for the remainder of the war. It also drained Japan of military resources that it could not easily replace, namely ships, aircraft, and the highly-skilled pilots with which it had started the war.


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.

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

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


What was the pacific strategy against japan?

Island hopping


What strategy did the US use against the Japanese?

island hopping


What was the us campaign against the Japanese called?

The Pacific Campaign.


What the goal of Americas campaign against the Japanese in the pacific?

to retake control of the Aleutian Islands from the Japanese


What was the goals of the Americans campaign against the Japanese in the pacific?

The goal of the United States was to defeat the Japanese. This meant the removal of the Japanese from many islands in the Pacific Ocean, the destruction of the Japanese Navy, and the surrender of Japan.


What battle of carriers was the turning point against the Japanese in the Pacific?

Midway


The Allied strategy against the Japanese was best described as?

'Island Hopping'


What was the US strategy in the pacific in opposition to the Japanese was known as?

During World War II, the American strategy in the Pacific against the Japanese became known as 'island-hopping.' Through this approach to defeating their enemy, the U.S. military by-passed (or, hopped over) Japanese strong-points for the sake of securing selected islands elsewhere. These islands, once occupied, would then serve as forward bases for the next 'hop' forward -- closer to Japan itself.


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

Island Hopping


What event turned the tide of the war in the Pacific against the Japanese?

The Battle of Midway, in which the Japanese lost almost all of their cruisers and battleships.


Douglas macarthur World War 2?

He was the head of military operations against the Japanese in the Pacific.