WWII Quiz: Pacific Theater, Parts 1 & 2

The two main reasons Pearl Harbor was attacked included America’s _______ and Admiral Yamamoto’s goal of _______ the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Choose the correct combination of phrases to complete the statement above.

• reduction in exports of pop culture/completely destroying

• reduction in exports of vital resources/completely destroying

• reduction in exports of vital resources/slowing down

• reduction in exports of pop culture/slowing down

What were the casualty figures and material losses for the Americans at Pearl Harbor?

• 25 total warships destroyed, 2,400 wounded/1,000 killed

• 18 warships damaged but not destroyed/no deaths, but 2,400 wounded

• 18 total warships destroyed/2,400 killed 1,000 more wounded

• 100 total warships destroyed/8,000 killed/3,000 wounded

What was the “saving grace” for the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl?

• none of the battleships were destroyed and could be used later in the war

• none of the aircraft carriers were destroyed and could be used later in the war

• none of the airfields were bombed or destroyed and could be used later in the war

• all Japanese aircraft were destroyed, causing a turning of the tide in the war

What happened to Japanese-Americans, as well as non-citizen Japanese people, after Pearl?

• relocated to Europe for resettlement there

• put on trial and property confiscated, but no imprisonment

• deported back to Japan, even the citizens

• put into internment camps for most of the war, if not all of the war

The Bata'an Death March was an example of the disdain the Japanese held for enemy soldiers who surrendered.

• False

• True

Which of these events was an important psychological victory for America after the attack on Pearl and all the Japanese successes in the Pacific?

• Doolittle’s Raid (Raid Over Tokyo)

• the Incident of the USS Indianapolis

• Battle of the Atlantic

• Battle of Kasserine Pass

The Battle of the Coral Sea was significant for two reasons. One was that it marked the first time that Japanese conquests had been halted. The other was that…..

• the warships from each navy fired on the enemy’s beachheads only

• the warships from each navy never saw each other, so it ended as a false alarm engagement (like the phony war)

• the warships from each navy never fired on each other directly, it was strictly planes vs. ships

• the warships from each navy only fired on each other when they were out of range

According to the notes, what were the major items of significance of the Battle of Midway Choose the best combination of answers.

• Japanese Navy won/American Navy was smashed

• Japan lost irreplaceable carriers and warships/turned the tide of the war in the Pacific

• U.S. lost 6 carriers/Doolittle's Raid

• Japanese Navy was totally smashed/American Navy heavily damaged and had to retreat back to Hawaii