What Was Demonstrated During the Six-Month Battle to Force the Withdrawal

question 55

Multiple Choice

What was demonstrated during the six-month battle to force the withdrawal of Japanese forces from Guadalcanal in February 1943?

• A) The United States could not win a decisive military victory against Japan.
• B) It would be extremely costly and difficult to defeat Japan.
• C) The marines in the Pacific lacked coordination.
• D) The United States needed the British navy to win an all-out military campaign in the Pacific.