Wreckage of Japanese kamikaze plane on USS Nevada during World War II

The transcript describes the Japanese kamikaze attacks during World War II and the subsequent American response. Initially shocked by the suicide missions, the US forces systematically destroyed the kamikaze threat with precision. American pilots targeted and eliminated land-based kamikaze planes before they could launch, effectively neutralizing the threat. The final desperate attempts by the enemy were quelled, and America emerged victorious, having survived the kamikaze terror.

What was the initial reaction to the Japanese kamikaze attack?

• Terrifying shock

• Calm and composed

• Indifference

• Joyful celebration

How did the US respond to the kamikaze threat?

• By negotiating peace

• By retreating

• By ignoring the threat

• By destroying the enemy's air forces

What strategy did American pilots use against land-based kamikaze planes?

• They avoided them

• They destroyed them before takeoff

• They joined them

• They captured them

What was the outcome of the US efforts against the kamikaze threat?

• The US was defeated

• The threat increased

• The threat was neutralized

• The US surrendered

What was the state of the enemy after the US counterattack?

• Stronger than before

• Victorious

• Still fighting

• Defeated and silent