WWII (War in the Pacific)

Multiple Choice

American & Filipino soldiers were forced to march how many miles?

• 55

• 62

• 66

• 68

Multiple Choice

The Doolittle Raid struck which Japanese city?

• Tokyo
• Hiroshima
• Kyoto
• Osaka

Multiple Choice

Who won the Battle of the Coral Sea?

• The British won the Battle of the Coral Sea.
• The Axis powers won the Battle of the Coral Sea.
• The Allies (United States and Australia) won the Battle of the Coral Sea.
• Japan won the Battle of the Coral Sea.

Multiple Choice

The Japanese won the Battle of Midway

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is Island Hopping?

• A tourism practice of visiting multiple islands in one trip.
• A strategy for building military bases on the mainland.
• A method of traveling between islands by boat.
• A military strategy of selectively attacking and capturing islands.

Multiple Choice

Why was the OWI an important tool during the war?

• The OWI was an important tool for managing war propaganda and information dissemination.
• The OWI mainly dealt with logistics and supply chain management.
• The OWI was responsible for training soldiers in combat skills.
• The OWI was primarily focused on military strategy and tactics.

Multiple Choice

Who led the soldiers at the Battle of Leyte Gulf?

• General Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Admiral Chester Nimitz
• Admiral William Halsey
• General Douglas MacArthur

Multiple Choice

Stalin asked the United States and Great Britain to invade which country?

• Spain
• France
• Italy
• Germany

Multiple Choice

How many civilians starved to death?

• 625,000

• 750,000

• 800,000

• 950,000

Multiple Choice

In February 1943, the Soviets stopped the Germans where?

• Moscow
• Berlin
• Stalingrad
• Kiev

Multiple Choice

In January 1943, Churchill & Roosevelt decided to do what to Italy?

• Negotiate a peace treaty with Italy.
• Support Italy's military efforts against Germany.
• Impose economic sanctions on Italy.
• Launch an invasion of Italy.

Multiple Choice

The Invasion of Italy was a success for the Allies

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What was the code name for the operation when the US choose to invade France?

• Operation Neptune
• Operation Torch
• Operation Barbarossa
• Operation Overlord