World War II: Pacific and European Theater

Allied Commander of the Pacific is General Douglas

(a)  

Allied Commander of troops in Europe General Dwight D. (a)  

Early in the war in the Pacific, the United States lost control of the ______ after retreating to the Bataan Peninsula

• South Pacific

• Philippines

• Island of Coral Sea

• Island of Guadalcanal

The Allied war strategy in the pacific was called (a)   hopping

The Allied war strategy in the pacific was called island (a)  

The (a)   code talkers used their language send secret messages in the Pacific Theater

This battle in the Pacific was a turning point in the war, stopping Japanese advance, and putting them in retreat

• Midway

• Leyte Gulf

• Doolittle's Raid

• Coral Sea

The Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944 was the first time that the Japan used

• Aircraft carriers

• Island hopping

• Kamikaze attacks

• Code machines

Where did the United States military first fight Axis Power soldiers in the European front?

• France
• Northern Africa
• Poland
• Japan

The loss of so many ships convinced the U.S. Navy to set up a (a)   system in which cargo ships traveled in groups escorted by warships