The U.S. military strategy of bypassing heavily fortified Japanese islands to seize strategically important ones was known as:
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Correct answer: Island Hopping
Island hopping (or leapfrogging) allowed Allied forces to advance toward Japan more quickly by isolating Japanese strongpoints. These bypassed islands were left to 'wither on the vine' without supplies or reinforcements.
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