In World War II, the main American strategy to fight Japan was to
A. encourage the Japanese navy to overextend itself past the Gilbert Islands, then attack from behind.
B. concentrate U.S. forces into one large offensive moving west from the Marshall Islands.
C. establish a strong defensive position in the Solomon Islands to lure in the Japanese.
D. mount two offensive campaigns to attack the Japanese from two directions.
E. quickly recapture the Midway Islands from the Japanese.
Answer: D
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