The War in the Pacific

Which of the following countries was the main Axis Power in the Pacific theater of WWII?

• A. Soviet Union

• B. China

• C. Japan

• D. United States

What Prime Minister of Japan pushed for Japan to attack the United States?

• A. Hirohito

• B. Hideki Tojo

• C. Osami Nagano

• D. Yamamoto

When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

• A. 1939

• B. 1940

• C. 1941

• D. 1442

What did the United States victory at the Battle of Midway do for the Americans in the war?

• A. It weakened the Japanese by sinking four aircraft carriers

• B. It gave the Americans cause for hope

• C. It was a turning point in the war

• D. All of the above

Why did the Japanese want to take over other countries? Because _____

• A. They were worried that the other countries would attack them

• B. They felt they needed the natural resources to become a major world power

• C. Because the other countries attacked them first

• D. All of the above

Japan joined the Axis alliance with Germany and Italy in 1940 by signing the _______

• A. None-aggression Pact

• B. The Treaty of Versailles

• C. Tripartite Pact

• D. None of the above

Taking over other countries and land by Japan is described as _________

• A. Isolationism

• B. Totalitarianism

• C. Expansionism

• D. Internationalism

The major battle in the Pacific Ocean between Japan and US during WWII was the Battle of ___

• A. Bunker Hill

• B. Bulge

• C. Midway

• D. Stalingrad

Japan achieved their main goal in attacking Pearl Harbor when the United States entered World War II on side of the Allied Powers.

• A. TRUE

• B. FALSE

A (An) _________ is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying planes or aircrafts

• A. Steamer

• B. Ocean liner

• C. Ship

• D. Aircraft carrier