Hello, can you please help me with this questions Analyze the map below of the American territories that were part of the American empire in the Pacific Ocean.Paking.Tietsin30°CHINANanking SShanghaiFoochow,Amoy120°6- Hong Kông(Br.)Macao(Port) 50-15 ManilaSo..ChinaSeaYellowSeaBORNEO120°EastChinaSeaFORMOSALUZONSea ofJapanPhilippineSea1500 milesPHILIPPINES(U.S.)MINDANAOJAPANTokyo4150°1350 milesGUAM (U.S.)CAROLINE150°ISLANDS3,Pacific Ocean1100 milesWAKE (U.S.)180°MARSHALLISLANDSMIDWAY (U.S.J2180°150⁰1350 miles1HonoluluHAWAII (U.S.)2100 miles500San Francisco120°UNITEDSTATESLos Angeles1000Nautical MilesSan Diego1500쏠15⁰->2000120°15,0⁰13. From the answers below choose the response that BEST characterizes how the USA used these islands.A. To provide coaling stations to refuel naval warshipsB. To provide areas where US merchant ships could resupply with food, water and conduct tradeC. To provide a route that made trade possible with ChinaD. To use the strategy of "island hopping" to cross the Pacific OceanE. All of these answers are correct

The United States took control of numerous islands in the Pacific to safeguard its military and commercial interest in the Asia Pacific, and Hawaii, Midway, Wake, and Guam are significant naval outposts of the United States in the Pacific Ocean.The correct answer is option E since all the options fulfill how the US used its islands in the Pacific Ocean.Option A is correct because these islands provided a refueling base for the naval warships of the US. Option B is correct since the island protected American commercial interests in the Asia Pacific, with US merchants could conduct trade operations and essential supplies. Option C is correct since these islands constituted trade routes and possible refueling stations in the Pacific, which enabled trade with Asia and China. Option D is correct because it constituted a strategy called island hopping to cross the Pacific Ocean, and it was the strategy used by the allies in the Pacific war against Japan during the second world war.

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Analyze the map below of the American territories that were part of the American empire in the Pacific Ocean. Paking Tietain 30° Foochow Amoy CHINA Nanking - Shanghai China East Sea Macao (Port.) 5 -15 Manila 120° China Sea Yellow Sea Hong Kong (Br.) BORNEC OFORMOSA LUZON Sea of Japan Philippine Sea 1500 miles PHILIPPINES (U.S.) MINDANAO JAPAN Tokyo 150 1350 miles GUAM (U.S.) CAROLINE 15,0⁰ ISLANDS Pacific 3, 1100 miles 180⁰ WAKE (U.S.I MARSHALL ISLANDS MIDWAY (U.S.J 2 180° Ocean 1350 m D. To use the strategy of "island hopping" to cross the Pacific Ocean E. All of these answers are correct 150° 0 miles Honolulu HAWAII (U.S.) 2100 miles 500 San Francisco 120° UNITED STATES Los Angeles San Diego 1000 Nautical Miles 1500 2000 15,0⁰ 13. From the answers below choose the response that BEST characterizes how the USA used these islands. A. To provide coaling stations to refuel naval warships B. To provide areas where US merchant ships could resupply with food, water and conduct trade C. To provide a route that made trade possible with China 120

Analyze the map below of the American territories that were part of the American empire in the Pacific Ocean. Paking Tietain 30° Foochow Amoy CHINA Nanking - Shanghai China East Sea Macao (Port.) 5 -15 Manila 120° China Sea Yellow Sea Hong Kong (Br.) BORNEC OFORMOSA LUZON Sea of Japan Philippine Sea 1500 miles PHILIPPINES (U.S.) MINDANAO JAPAN Tokyo 150 1350 miles GUAM (U.S.) CAROLINE 15,0⁰ ISLANDS Pacific 3, 1100 miles 180⁰ WAKE (U.S.I MARSHALL ISLANDS MIDWAY (U.S.J 2 180° Ocean 1350 m D. To use the strategy of "island hopping" to cross the Pacific Ocean E. All of these answers are correct 150° 0 miles Honolulu HAWAII (U.S.) 2100 miles 500 San Francisco 120° UNITED STATES Los Angeles San Diego 1000 Nautical Miles 1500 2000 15,0⁰ 13. From the answers below choose the response that BEST characterizes how the USA used these islands. A. To provide coaling stations to refuel naval warships B. To provide areas where US merchant ships could resupply with food, water and conduct trade C. To provide a route that made trade possible with China 120