<span>i believe it was the island hopping strategy</span>
Muckrakers were a generation of reformist jounalists that operated during the Progressive era (1890s–1920s) and denounced, in the public sphere, politicians and institutions that were undertaking corrupt practices.
Muckrackers also wrote about the activities of large corporations and unfair scenarios occurring in the urban social systems, trying to raise awareness on issues such as urban poverty and income inequality, unsafe working conditions, prostitution or even child labor.
The German Economic<span> Miracle At the end of </span>World War II <span>was in ruins. Large parts of its infrastructure was attacked or bombed by the Allied Forces. </span>
He established a new justice system that included courts and juries.
Iwo Jima - although not strictly a stepping stone it gave the US an airbase that was reasonably far forward and at the same time deprived the Japanese of an airbase allowing bombing raids on mainland Japan to proceed with less interference.