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Why did some Americans want to take control of islands in the pacific?
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America having control or granted permission to set up bases for their armed forces, meant that they where more central in the Pacific Ocean, and nearer to Asia. This would shorten their response time to meet any hostile assault from an Asian country, and keep their supply lines to their front line forces as short as possible.
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Define island hopping?
Island hopping During World War 2, Allied strategy of capturing Japenese held islands to gain control of the Pacific. Island hopping was a strategy used in the Pacific theater whereby selected islands were secured by allied forces (usually the marines). Usually, these islands would have some strategic value (like an airfield or anchorage) which helped to move the fight closer to Japan. Many islands were bypassed because of significant Japanese defenses. As we "hopped" from island to island, we were able to shorten the distance to Japan and establish forward land bases for supply purposes.
What was the island hopping strategy used in World War 2?
Allied forces captured a few strategic pacific islands from the Japanese and then used those reclaimed islands as bases from which to advance the remaining targets
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to capture some island and ignore others.
Why did the Americans need bases in the south pacific?
Americans needed bases in the South Pacific because they needed some places for boats to fuel up when traveling around to attack japanese. They would not be able to travel halfway around the world on only 1 tank of fuel =pfor vhs ppl = they felt that Japan would have to be invaded .
Were African Americans Nazis in World War 2?
It is possible some African Americans were Nazis, just as it is possible some caucasian Americans were Nazis, but in general, African Americans were loyal Americans.
Why did some Americans want to take control of islands in Pacific?
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Where are Cockatoo from?
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Where are cockatoos found?
Cockatoos are native to Australia, some islands of the South Pacific including Papua New Guinea, and some of the Indonesian islands.
Was Jesus pursued by cannibals?
No, but some of his followers were in the Pacific Islands.
Why did Captain Cook set out on his voyage?
some guys were interested in the pacific islands an sent him out
What are the names of some trees in the Pacific islands that bear edible starchy fruit?
Breadfruits
How do some scientists explain the appearance of the sweet potatoes in both the Americas and islands of the pacific?
no
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What countries rebuilt another country after a war?
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Which island lies on the crossroads of the Pacific Ocean?
== == Fiji is on the crossroads of the Pacific Ocean.
What is the name given to Australia and New Zealand?
"Australasia" combines NZ, Australia and some Pacific Islands.
What is a cockatoo's continent?
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