Video Quiz: Island Hopping

What event led the United States to adopt the island-hopping strategy against Japan?

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• The Battle of Midway

• The Battle of Guadalcanal

• The invasion of the Philippines

Who was the leader of the Navy and responsible for the northern prong of the island-hopping strategy?

• Admiral William F. Halsey

• Admiral Chester Nimitz

• General Douglas MacArthur

• President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which strategy involved skipping heavily defended islands and targeting weaker ones?

• Blitzkrieg

• Attrition warfare

• Total war

• Island-hopping

What was the ultimate goal of the island-hopping strategy?

• To capture all Japanese-held islands

• To reach and invade Japan

• To establish naval bases in the Pacific

• To cut off Japanese supply lines

Which two commanders were divided the Pacific under their commands?

• Generals MacArthur and Eisenhower

• Admirals Nimitz and Halsey

• Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur

• President Roosevelt and General MacArthur