Question

Which role did the policy of island hopping play in World War II?

Answer 1

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.