War in the Pacific

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Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Japan overwhelmed American forces in the Philippines & took control of the islands.

• True

• False

Which general led the American forces in the Philippines?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• George S. Patton

• Douglas MacArthur

• Omar Bradley

More than 7000 American & Filipino prisoners died on the _____ _____ _____ following the withdrawal of American soldiers in the Philippines.

In April 1942, ​ ---  dropped bombs on Tokyo & other Japanese cities, avenging the attack on Pearl Harbor.

• Doolittle's Raid

• Battle of Okinawa

• Battle of the Coral Sea

• Battle of Midway

Doolittle's Raid did little damage to the Japanese cities that it targeted.

• TRUE

• FALSE

At the __  , the United States was able to stop the Japanese advance towards Australia.

• Battle of Okinawa

• Battle of the Coral Sea

• Battle of Midway

• Doolittle's Raid

The American victory in the ​___  was the turning point in the War in the Pacific, putting the Japanese on the defensive for the rest of the war.

• Battle of Okinawa

• Battle of Midway

• Doolittle's Raid

• Battle of the Coral Sea

In the ​ ____   , the Japanese made one last attempt to stop American forces before they reached the mainland.

• Battle of Okinawa

• Doolittle's Raid

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of the Coral Sea

Following their victory in the Battle of Midway, American forces began a long campaign of _____, eventually approaching mainland Japan.