WWII - Pacific Battles

What was the US strategy in the war in the Pacific?

• Island Hopping
• Strategic Embargos
• Blitzkreig
• Create a two front war

Who were the Code Talkers?

• Navajo Native Americans who sent secret messages
• Japanese Prisoners of War
• German Elite Troops
• Soviet Union Pilots

The Battle of Iwo Jima and Okinawa showed that the Japanese were willing to surrender and end the war. 

• True
• False

Kamikaze Attacks were...

• Japanese Suicide Pilots
• Japanese Suicide Bomb Vests
• Japanese Samurai Sword Attacks
• Japanese Bombing Raids

"The exact figures are unknown, but it is believed that thousands of troops died because of the brutality of their captors, who starved and beat the prisoners, and bayoneted those too weak to walk."
What event is described in the excerpt?

• The Holocaust
• Battle of Midway
• Invasion of Normandy
• Bataan Death March

Why was island hopping important? 

• It was a popular dance during the 1940's that helped lift morale on the home front.
• It helped increase trade between America and the Caribbean islands during WWII.
• It enabled island tribes to move between islands in order to escape the fighting during WWII.
• It allowed America to capture key islands in the Pacific and use them in order to get closer to Japan.

Which does NOT describe the Battle of Midway?

• The U.S. destroyed several Japanese aircraft carriers
• the U.S. victory was a turning point in the Pacific War
• The U.S. was able to stop Japan's advancement through the Pacific
• the U.S. forces were led by Dwight Eisenhower

What was Douglas MacArthur's famous line after he evacuated the Philippines?

• "I have not yet begun to fight" 
• "Give me liberty, or give me death"
• "I shall return"
• "Go ahead,make my day"

What happened to Tojo in 1941?

• He became Prime Minister

• He was assassinated

• He dropped atomic bombs on the US

• He started a new goverment

What happened December 7, 1941?

• Midway

• Pearl Harbor

• Saipan

• Leyte Gulf