Question

In waging war against japan the u.s. relied mainly on a strategy of

Answer 1

The correct answer is island hopping.

This military strategy used by the US during World War II was focused on securing many small islands controlled by Japan in the Pacific Ocean. The goal in securing these islands was to gain military bases and to get closer to mainland Japan. This strategy resulted in the US gaining control of several different islands before bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1944.