Check For Understanding - World War Two - Reading 3 and 4

The United States fought Japan before declaring war by:

• Imposing economic sanctions and embargoes

• Launching a full-scale invasion

• Forming a military alliance with Japan

• Declaring war immediately after tensions rose

Battle of the Coral Sea: What action did the Japanese take and what was the result?

• Action: Attempted to invade Port Moresby by sea. Result: Japanese advance was stopped, marking the first time a Japanese invasion force had been turned back in the Pacific War.

• Action: Launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Result: Severely damaged the US Pacific Fleet.

• Action: Invaded the Philippines. Result: Successfully captured Manila.

• Action: Attacked Midway Island. Result: Lost four aircraft carriers and suffered a major defeat.

Battle of Midway: What action did the Japanese take and what was the result?

• Action: The Japanese launched an attack on Midway Island. Result: The Japanese lost four aircraft carriers and suffered a major defeat.

• Action: The Japanese signed a peace treaty with the United States. Result: The war ended immediately.

• Action: The Japanese invaded Australia. Result: They successfully occupied the continent.

• Action: The Japanese withdrew from the Pacific. Result: The Allies gained control of all Pacific islands.

Battle of Guadalcanal: What action did the Japanese take and what was the result?

• Action: Attempted to recapture the island from Allied forces. Result: Suffered heavy losses and were forced to withdraw.

• Action: Launched a successful invasion of Australia. Result: Secured control over the Pacific.

• Action: Formed an alliance with the United States. Result: Ended hostilities in the Pacific.

• Action: Withdrew from all Pacific islands voluntarily. Result: Achieved peace with the Allies.

What was the Battle of Midway?

• Sea and air battle in which American forces defeated Japanese forces near Midway Island in the Pacific.

• A land battle in Europe between German and Soviet forces during World War II.

• A major tank battle in North Africa between British and German forces.

• A surprise attack by Japanese forces on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor.

Japan believed it needed to attack the United States because:

• it wanted to secure resources and expand its territory.

• it wanted to form an alliance with the United States.

• it sought to spread democracy in Asia.

• it was responding to a direct military attack from the United States.

What is the definition of 'Aryans'?

• Systematic mass killing of Jews and other groups considered inferior by Nazis

• Germanic peoples

• Hitler's plan to kill as many Jews as possible

• Neighborhoods in which European Jews were forced to live

What was Kristallnacht?

• Hitler's plan to kill as many Jews as possible

• Systematic mass killing of Jews

• 'Night of Broken Glass,' when Nazis attacked Jews throughout Germany

• Neighborhoods in which European Jews were forced to live

What were ghettos during the Holocaust?

• Systematic killing of an entire people

• Neighborhoods in which European Jews were forced to live

• Germanic peoples

• Hitler's plan to kill as many Jews as possible

What was the 'Final Solution'?

• Systematic mass killing of Jews

• Hitler's plan to kill as many Jews as possible

• Night of Broken Glass

• Germanic peoples