Doolittle Raid

Which date marks the start of the Doolittle Raid?

• March 25, 1939

• April 18, 1942

• April 18, 1945

• March 22, 1940

What was the effect of the Doolittle attack on the Japanese?

• Little to no effect.

• Destroyed their ability to fight in the air.

• Destroyed their ability to manufacture munitions

• Demonstrated that Japan was vulnerable to US attack.

What prompted the Doolittle attack?

• The attack on Pearl Harbor.

• The occupation of Manchuria by the Japanese.

• The cruelty of the Japanese occupation of Korea.

• The cruelty of Japanese prison camps toward US prisoners.

The Doolittle Raid was named that because . . .

• Roosevelt was frustrated with the military for "doing so little".

• The musical My Fair Lady had just come out and everyone knew the character by that name

• The commanding officer had that name.

• It was a secret code name created to fool Japanese intelligence.

How many bombers were involved in the attack?

• 20

• 125

• 16

• 200

What was unusual about the take off of the bombers?

• Three bombers crashed on takeoff

• They were forced to delay the flight for two weeks due to bad weather.

• They had to take off from an aircraft carrier.

• The president came to bid them farewell.

Bombers are too big to return to an aircraft carrier, so they . .

• arranged for a helicopter pickup.

• landed in London

• brought inflatable boats with motors for the return

• flew to China.

One bomber ran short on fuel and landed in . . .

• Tokyo

• Russia

• Alaska

• the Philippines

Eight of the airmen were captured by the Japanese and . .

• let go after interrogation.

• one escaped

• three of them were executed

• all but one were executed

After the raid, the Japanese . .

• forgot about the whole thing

• launched an official complaint with the UN

• punished the Chinese severely for helping the airmen

• congratulated the American airmen for their bravery