Pacific War WW2

when did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor

• December 7th 1941

• September 8th 1941

• November 7th 1943

• April 18th 1942

Where else did Japan attack aside from Pearl Harbor?

• Korea, Germany, and Russia

• The Philippines, Frace, and China

• The Philippines, Hong Kong, and Malaya

• Taiwan, Korea, and the Philippines

How many American and Filipino defenders had to march 63 miles to a Japanese prison camp?

• 70,000

• 100,000

• 65,000

• 4,000

When was the Battle of the Coral Sea?

• Early May, 1942

• Mid May, 1942

• Early May, 1943

• Mid May, 1943

Why did the "Europe First" approach to the war put Paific commanders at a disadvantage? (2 are correct)

• They had fewer ships and planes

• They had fewer resources

• They had fewer allies

• They had fewer soldiers

When did the Marines finish retaking the Mariana Islands?

• February 1943

• August 1944

• October 1944

• June 1942

How long did the Battle of Okinawa last?

• 1 month, 3 weeks

• 2 months

• 5 months

• 3 months

Who sent a letter to President Roosevelt that explained how to create energy to form an "extremely powerful bomb"?

• Albert Einstein

• Otto Hahn

• Arthur Rudolph

• Kurt Tank

Who was stuck with deciding whether to drop an atomic bomb on Japan or launch an invasion?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

On August 6, (a)   , an American B-29 named Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan