Why did the Japanese invade the Solomon Islands?
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Why did the Japanese invade the Solomon Islands?
The Japanese and the Solomon Islands:
The Solomon Islands is made up of a collection of six islands. On its Eastern side lays Papua New Guinea and covers a land mass of about 29,000 square kilometers. The Solomon Islands played a key geographical role during the Japanese campaign in WWII.
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View this answerDuring World War II (1939-1945), the Japanese occupied some areas of the British Solomon Islands and in the territory of New Guinea in the first...
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Chapter 7 / Lesson 1Learn about how World War II started and the failure of the League of Nations to avert conflict. Also, find out what the consequences were of World War II.