WWII in the Pacific

FDR asked congress to declare war on Japan the next day. He said, "December 7th is a day that will___________________."

• be eventually forgotten

• in the end be the defeat of America

• live on in infamy

• challenge the souls of all children

The attack on Pearl Harbor killed more than 2,500 Americans and most of the ___________in the Pacific fleet were destroyed.

• houses

• ships

• buildings

• supplies

This attack shocked Americans and they wanted ___________against the Japanese empire.

• revenge

• to ignore

• cry out

• forgiveness

Because congress declared war Japan, ___________then declared war on America since they were Japan's ally.

• China

• Germany

• France

• Japan

Due to the bombing on Pearl Harbor, ____________erupted toward Japanese Americans.

• prejudice

• volcanoes

• good feelings

• big feelings

Many Americans felt the Japanese would be Americans would be likely to __________for the emperor.

• work

• call

• spy

• answer

FDR signed an order to put more than 100,000 people with Japanese backgrounds in ____________________.

• schools

• reservations

• nature reserves

• concentration camps

Japan surrendered in August 1945 because the United States

• Captured the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

• Dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

• Threatened to use the atomic bomb.

• Took Tokyo, the Japanese capital.

The entrance of the United States into the war was prompted by

• Japanese attack on the U.S.

• An Austrian attack on the French.

• A German attack on the U.S.

• An Italian attack on the British.

What was the primary objective of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

• To destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet

• To capture Hawaii

• To negotiate peace with the U.S.

• To invade the mainland United States