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

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

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

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

Led the Allied forces in the Philippines:

• Gen. Omar Bradley

• Admiral Chester Nimitz

• Gen. Douglas MacArthur

• Gen. George Patton

Japanese military forced captured Americans through the.....

• Guadalcanal Death March

• Manila Death March

• Philippines Death March

• Bataan Death March

Capturing and securing some islands but avoiding those difficult to attack is called what?

• island hopping

• oceanic positioning

• tropical avoidance

• fortress skipping

The Japanese were never able to break the codes of these Americans:

• soccer moms

• Italians

• Navajo Indians

• New Englanders