Compared to fighting in Europe, the United States suffered what disadvantage in the Pacific Theater during World War II?

A.

The United States had fewer troops to deploy on the West Coast.

B.

It was more difficult to deliver American troops and supplies.

C.

China refused to let the United States use its naval ports.

D.

Russia did not have the airplane technology necessary to help.

The correct answer is B. Compared to fighting in Europe, it was more difficult to deliver American troops and supplies to the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Explanation:

During World War II, America fought mainly on two fronts: the Western Europe Front and the Pacific Front. In both cases, the deployment of American soldiers, supplies, and war materials was monumental.

The main logistical difference between the two fronts with respect to American participation was in the vicinity of the operational bases: although to fight in both territories, American soldiers must necessarily cross an ocean (the Pacific on the Pacific Front, and the Atlantic on the Western Front), America could establish operational bases in British territory, where it could safely resupply and diagram its strategies. Therefore, the critical path of their forces and supplies was a few kilometers, that is, the width of the English Channel.

On the other hand, on the Pacific Front, although the United States had various territories in that ocean, such as Hawaii or Guam, the truth was that these were much more exposed to Japanese attacks, and therefore it was much more difficult to guarantee a transfer insurance of troops and provisions from the West Coast to the field of combat.