The process employed in the Pacific during World War II in which an island under occupation by the Japanese was ignored in favor of an island closer to the Japanese homeland was called

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Leapfrogging, also known as island hopping, was the strategy used by the Allies to bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions and instead focus on strategically important islands that were not well defended.

The Process Employed in the Pacific During World War II