Pacific Theatre Quizizz

June of 1942, Battle of Midway, US Navy sinks.....

• 10 Japanese aircraft carriers and 8 battleships, clearly winning the battle and turning the tide on the Japanese

• none of the Japanese ships and is pushed back to Hawaii

• 13 Japanese battle ships but still loses the Battle of Midway

• 4 Japanese aircraft carriers, scoring a clear victory and the Japanese begin losing ground.

American bombing raids have heavily damaged the home island of Japan, but Japan is ___________ to surrender and prepares to _____________________.

• about, meet with President Truman

• unwilling, fight to the very end

• ready, evacuate the whole country

• unwilling, bomb American naval bases in Hawaii

This was a primary method the United States used to regain territory from Japan.

• Island Hopping

• Jungle Hopping

• Island Excursions

• Island Running

What are the two locations where the atomic bombs were dropped?

• Midway & Iwo Jima

• Nagasaki & Hiroshima

• Nagasaki & Midway

• MIdway & Hiroshima

What happened December 7th 1941?

• Attack on Pearl Harbor
• Sinking of the Titanic 
• WWI
• Battle of Britain

How did the US get Japan to Surrender?

• Dropping 1 atomic bomb
• Dropping 2 atomic bombs
• fighting on land 
• Conditional Surrender

Who was Gen D. MacArthur?

• U.S. General in command of the Pacific

• Journalist who was bias towards the U.S.

• The Vice President

• Secretary of War

Who decided to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki, bringing WWII to an end in August of 1945?

• Tojo
• Truman
• Stalin
• Churchill

What was the Manhattan Project?

• Secret project by the US to develop tanks
• Secret project by the US To develop Kamikaze pilots
• Secret project implemented by the US to develop atomic weapons
• Secret project by the US to develop biological weapons

The day after the war ended in Japan is known as...

• V-E Day
• V-J Day
• Victory Day
• Domination Day