Why did the allies believe that new guinea was strategically important?
a)the territory was located far from the philippines.
b)it was close to australia and new zealand.
c)the japanese did not want this territory.
d) it was large enough to house military bases.

The answer to the question mentioned and highlighted above is the letter "C".

The allies believed that New Guinea was strategically important because the Japanese did not want this location.  They did not even the location so the allies strategy became difficult by the Japanese.