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