Answer:
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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 .
The Byzantine Empire
Another name for the Greek Eastern part of the Roman Empire, is the Byzantine Empire. It was named as such because it was founded in Byzantium.
It is a great place for soil
I figure gold prospectors only because the gold rush had happened over in California I believe?