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The Allied campaign in the South Pacific involved .?

Island hopping.


The last two stops on the American island hopping campaign in the Pacific were?

Iwo Jima and Okinawa.


What was the allied battle plane in the pacific?

An island-hopping campaign in order to get close enough to strike Japan.


What is true of the American island-hopping campaign?

It was used because the Japanese held many islands in the Pacific.


Commander of the US naval forces in the pacific and brilliant strategist of the island-hopping campaign?

Chester W. Nimitz


How did Iwo Jima fit into the US war strategy in the pacific war?

Iwo Jima was important to the Allies' Island-Hopping strategy with it's airfields and proximity to Japan .


What was the nickname for The US strategy in the Pacific to gain ground on the Japanese one island at a time?

"Island Hopping".


Is it true that a problem encountered in the island-hopping campaign in the central pacific was that many of the islands were coral reef atolls?

True. :p


Why were the Pacific islands attacked and seized during the Allied island hopping in the Pacific involve?

The Pacific islands were attacked and seized during the Allied island hopping campaign primarily to gain strategic military bases and to cut off Japanese supply lines. Capturing these islands allowed the Allies to establish airfields and naval bases, facilitating further advances toward Japan. This strategy aimed to bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions, reducing casualties and accelerating the push towards eventual victory in the Pacific Theater during World War II.


Who was driven back in the island hopping campaign?

Japan


When the u.s. jumped from island to island in the pacific what was this called?

Island hopping.


What was the allies' strategy in the pacific?

"Island Hopping" .