Question

"island hopping," which group of islands was taken over by U.S. forces using this strategy?

A. the island of Guadalcanal, the island of Iwo Jima, the island of Okinawa
B. the Philippine Sea, the island of Iwo Jima, the mainland of China
C. the island of Guadalcanal, the island of Midway, the island of Hawaii
D. the Pacific Ocean, the Philippine Sea, Tokyo Bay

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is A.

Explanation:

The guadalcanal campaign was one of the longest fought battles in the Pacific theatre of the world war 2. Iwo Jima battle and the okinawa battle costed a many American lives during the war.

However, the island Hopping strategically was working. Later, US military was able to use these captured islands as bases to attack Japanese bases further in the Japanese territory.