World War II in the Pacific Quiz

Who was the main driving force behind the actions in the early years of World War II?

• Chester W. Nimitz

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

Which event in December 1941 had significant ramifications for the global scale of the Second World War?

• Dramatic events at Midway

• Battle of the Coral Sea

• Surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• Doolittle Raids on Tokyo

Which country was the Empire of the Rising Sun expanding its defensive perimeter towards in 1942?

• India

• Australia

• Russia

• China

Who assumed command of the Pacific Fleet two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

• Chester W. Nimitz

• Adolf Hitler

Which American aviator planned and executed the attack on Tokyo in April 1942?

• Douglas MacArthur

• Mark Mitscher

• William Halsey

• Jimmy Doolittle

What was the main problem faced by Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle in planning the attack on Tokyo?

• Lack of intelligence on Japanese defenses

• Lack of trained pilots

• Lack of suitable aircraft

• Lack of bases within bomber operating range

What was the impact of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo?

• High level military commanders were praised

• Japanese fighter squadrons were sent to the Indian Ocean

• Japanese land-based planes were launched

• Japanese military commanders blamed each other

What was the next course of action proposed by the Japanese to isolate Australia in 1942?

• Seizing New Britain, the largest island in New Guinea

• Establishing a major base at the city of Rabaul

• Attacking the American naval base in Hawaii

• Occupying Port Moresby in New Guinea and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands