Why was island-hopping a successful military strategy?(1 point)

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Because bypassing smaller islands that did not help them meet their specifc goal, they did not waste resources and were able to get close to Japan
Because bypassing smaller islands that did not help them meet their specifc goal, they did not waste resources and were able to get close to Japan

The Japanese used those islands as decoys and the US didn't fall for it so it saved lives
The Japanese used those islands as decoys and the US didn't fall for it so it saved lives

Because the US was able to destroy the ships by air leaving the Japanese stranded on those islands and cutting the resistance to their advance down significantly
Because the US was able to destroy the ships by air leaving the Japanese stranded on those islands and cutting the resistance to their advance down significantly

Because for them to get to Tokyo they didn't need to come close enough to some of Japan's more heavily fortified islands

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Because for them to get to Tokyo they didn't need to come close enough to some of Japan's more heavily fortified islands