Why did the United States use the island-hopping strategy to fight the war in the Pacific? Select two options.to stop the Japanese advance toward US territoryto build bases where US soldiers could stay between battlesto have sites for prison camps for captured Japanese soldiersto leave some islands undamaged for people who were not fightingto move soldiers and warships closer to Japan through the Pacific

Island-hopping meant capturing selected islands and using them as stepping-stones across the Pacific. The United States could establish military bases on those islands, giving its forces places to operate from between battles, and move soldiers and warships progressively closer to Japan. Thus, the correct choices are building bases and moving forces closer to Japan.

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