I believe Martin Luther King was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi.
A would be correct. The US employed “island hopping” or “leapfrogging” tactics as a way to quickly move across the Pacific toward Japan. A small landing force could decimate a Japanese stronghold and replace it with an American base from which another landing force would launch. It cut back on cost and time, since a fleet wouldn’t have to return to a base thousands of miles away to refuel and regroup any longer.
The Battle of Saratoga was vital to the Revolutionary War because of its strategic location. The British thought taking the river would split New England away from the rest of the colonies, isolating the problem. Another reason why this battle was important was because of the the river being upstream from New York City, supplies could be shipped up and down the river. Another reason the Battle of Saratoga was an important win was because of how it destroyed Johnny Burgoyne's army.
