Pacific Review

Who was the United States fighting against in the Pacific theater?

• Germany

• North Korea

• Japan

• China

What did the US do to try and make Japan stop attacking China?

• bombed them
• cut off supplies of food
• cut off supplies of iron, steel, and oil
• nothing

Which of the following explains why Japan was so imperialist and conquered so many territories

• They wanted to fit in with other colonial powers in the world

• They needed more slaves to work in their factories

• They were racists, who felt that other people were less than

• They needed more natural resources

What was the US strategy in the Pacific called?

• blitzkrieg

• Island hopping

• kamikaze

• shock and awe

Why was the US victory at Midway so important to the War in the Pacific?

• We completely wiped out the Japanese infantry

• Used Midway Islands as refueling station for ships and planes

• It convinced Germany to surrender

• It prevented the Japanese from conquering the Philippines

This was the last major battle of WWII. It took place on a volcanic island near Japan were over 100,000 Japanese soldiers were ready to die to protect japan. Over 2,500 Kamikazes were used during this time.

• Iwo Jima

• Okinawa

• Coral Sea

• Midway

What was the name of the top-secret development of the atomic bomb?

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Barbarossa

• Dutch Harbor

• Manhattan Project