This was the early major military strategy in the pacific theatre while the european theatre was focusing on africa. a. strategic bombing c. island hopping b. a frontal invasion of the main island of japan d. dropping an atomic bomb on japan

C. Island Hopping
The allies relied on this strategy to take over one island at a time because most of the focus was shifted toward the European front.

As the Cold War unfolded in the decade and a half after World War II, the United States experienced phenomenal economic growth. The war brought the return of prosperity, and in the postwar period the United States consolidated its position as the world's richest country.