After which battle in the pacific did the allies begin to plan their first counteroffensive against japan?
a. battle of okinawa
b. battle of iwo jima
c. battle of midway
d. battle of guadalcanal

Why were presidents andrew jackson and martin van buren unwilling to annex texas? a. they did not want texas to be admitted to the union as a slave state. b. they feared that the annexation of texas as a slave state would lead to political problems within the union. c. they thought that texas was too large to be admitted to the union as one state. d. they did not believe in the idea of manifest destiny.