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What was the U.S. military goal in the Pacific?

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The military concept underlying the Americans' "island-hopping" operation was to conquer Japanese-held islands to surround the main Japanese base and defeat Japanese forces. Admiral Nimitz pursued his plan to proceed into the Central Pacific and invade the islands along the way. On the other hand, General MacArthur launched the capture of the north coast of New Guinea and the regain of the Philippines from the Japanese.

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