I look it up the answer is A.
Answer:
The good answer is:
It was the first major allied offensive in the Pacific.
Explanation:
US Marines launched a surprise attack in August 1941 against an air base of the Japanese built before. The campaign in the area of the Solomon Islands lasted 6 months. This strategic point was important for the control of the sea lines of communication between Australia and the USA. At the end of the battle in February 1943, the Japanese had lost two thirds of their 31,400 troops deployed .
Congress would not ratify the SALT II treaty because D) The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and C) Russian combat troops were found in Cuba. Because of these two reasons Congress did not ratify the treaty. Six months after signing the treaty, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and the United States discovered that there was a Soviet Union brigade stationed in Cuba which led to the treaty not being ratified.
American merchants complained that the british were keeping americans out of the west indies and other british markets that they could make money from
