Which term most accurately defines the us military strategy, led by general douglas macarthur, that was designed to secure small islands in the pacific so the united states could construct military bases while slowly moving closer to japan before launching a mainland attack? island monopoly island hopscotch island hopping island conquering

The correct answer is C) island hopping

The term that most accurately defines the US military strategy, led by General Douglas MacArthur, that was designed to secure small islands in the Pacific so the United States could construct military bases while slowly moving closer to Japan before launching a mainland attack was island hopping.

The island-hopping was a US strategy during World War II, established after the Battle of Midway. The purpose was to control specific important islands to install military bases in order to launch bombs attacks over Japan. The US military wanted to get closer to Japan. The two men that were the leaders of the military strategy were General Douglass McArthur and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

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