The Pacific Theater of War

Based on the map, what strategy did the U.S. military use to advance against its enemy during World War II?

• Island hopping

• Atomic warfare

• Death March

• Flying Tigers

The United States was able to break the Japanese code and lay a trap, sinking 4 Japanese aircraft carriers at this battle that became a turning point in the Pacific

• Battle of Pearl Harbor
• Battle of Okinawa
• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Battle of Midway

In 1942 U.S. Marines landed on this Island, in the Solomons, where they encountered fierce Japanese resistance. The United States won an important victory that allowed them to take more Japanese territory and ensure Australia's safety.

• Iwo Jima
• Okinawa
• Pearl Harbor
• Guadalcanal

At this battle, the United States was able to protect its Ally Australia from being cut off. It is also known for being the 1st naval battle where the two navies never fired a shot at each other. Instead Aircraft were the decisive instruments of war.

• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Battle of the Coral Sea
• Battle of Okinawa
• Battle of Midway

At this battle, fighting between the Japanese and the Americans reached horrific levels, because the United States had now entered Japanese "home lands" reaching within about 600 miles of Tokyo.

• Battle of Peleliu

• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Battle of Manila

• Battle of Normandy

At this battle Kamikaze pilots did tremendous damage to the American fleet.

• Battle of Midway
• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Battle of Okinawa
• Battle of Stalingrad

John Basilone earned his medal of honor after going above and beyond the call of duty at this battle.

• Battle of Guadalcanal
• Battle of Midway
• Battle of Nanking

• Battle of Port Morsby

To which major battle in the Pacific is the following excerpt referring.

"The Maeda Escarpment, also known as Hacksaw Ridge, was located atop a 400-foot vertical cliff. The American attack on the ridge began on April 26. It was a brutal battle for both sides.

To defend the escarpment, Japanese troops hunkered down in a network of caves and dugouts. They were determined to hold the ridge, and decimated American platoons until just a few men remained. Much of the fighting was hand-to-hand combat and particularly ruthless. The Americans finally took Hacksaw Ridge on May 6."

• Battle of Iwo Jima
• Battle of Midway
• Battle of Okinawa
• The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot

The objective of this battle was to capture the Island's air strip, but to do that the U.S. Marines had to conquer Mount Suribachi.

• Midway

• Iwo Jima

• Manila

• Guadalcanal

Watch the video then answer the following question.

Select all that apply. Which of the following according to the video were difficulties American soldiers faced in the Pacific

• Wet conditions

• Lack of food and water

• Diseases like malaria

• extreme heat

• Hurricanes and Volcanic activit