Island Hopping- VJ Day

In 1944, the US followed what kind of campaign?

• Island Skipping

• Island Hopping

• Travel Plan

• Island Moving

Why was it so difficult to fight Japan?

• The Japanese were not ready to surrender.

• The Japanese pilots crashed their planes into US ships, fully expecting to die.

• The Japanese were fierce warriors.

• All of the Above

What was the name for the Japanese pilots that crashed their planes into U.S. ships on purpose, fully expecting to die?

• Kawanza Pilots

• Kombucha Pilots

• Kamikaze Pilots

• Japanese Fighter Pilots

What island did the United States invade in February of 1945?

• Hiroshima

• Nagasaki

• Iwo Jima

• The Philippines

What did the Japanese protect Iwo Jima with?

• Atomic Bombs

• Ropes and Ties

• Traps and Underground Tunnels

• Ships

Why was Iwo Jima so important?

• It was in the mainland of Japan.

• It was close to Japan and a good place for U.S. planes to land.

• There was nothing there.

• It was easy to invade.

Why did the allies hesitate to invade Japan?

• They were worried that they would not meet any resistance and look silly.

• They were worried that Japan would surrender.

• They were worried that too many soldiers would die.

• They were worried about their ships making it that far on the amount of fuel they had.

Oh August 6, 1945, an American bomber plane dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in war on which city in Japan?

• Nagasaki

• Hiroshima

• Pearl Harbor

• Iwo Jima

Where was the second atomic bomb dropped a few days later?

• Nagasaki

• Iwo Jima

• Hiroshima

• Pearl Harbor

Who made the difficult decision to use atomic weapons against Japan?

• President Roosevelt

• President Truman

• Hitler

• Mussolini