Why was island hopping in the Pacific such a deadly campaign?
Fearing American cruelty, the Japanese soldiers were prepared to fight to the death.
The Japanese navy was the superior force throughout the war, and they destroyed most American ships.
American soldiers had no protection from the Japanese planes that bombed the islands.

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Answer:

The Japanese fought to death. Rather than surrendering they would fight until they die.

Explanation:

Fear of being killed after surrendering was one of the main factors which influenced Japanese troops to fight to the death, and a wartime US Office of Wartime Information report stated that it may have been more important than fear of disgrace and a desire to die for Japan.

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Rather than surrendering the Japanese would die.