In order to defeat the japanese forces in the pacific theatre of world war ii, allied commanders employed a naval strategy known as a) "island hopping." b) "operation torch." c) "kangaroo circuit." d) "operation overlord."; )

They did something called "Island hopping". 

It's where the US basically took over small islands that the Japanese were not defending very well and used them for their advantage. You see, these islands made it so the United States were able to reach Japan quickly! And, it gave the Allies the "surprise!" effect. Which, as we know, is a very good thing to have in a war! 

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Not sure if it’s within 12 months, but you could talk about the spreading of alt-right hate speech and whether that is covered by the right of freedom of speech? or, cover how during the midterm elections in some states many native american populations were declined to vote because they didn’t have the proper id, despite being citizens? also, the death of that journalist last month, who spoke freely and reported about the saudi government and how corrupted it is and was killed because of that (lack of free press/speech). just some ideas for this prompt, i hope at least one of them : )