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Philippines Campaign

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the first attack occur?

a)

October 5, 1944

b)

December 28, 1944

c)

November 13, 1944

d)

September 21, 1944

e)

January 9, 1945

2.

Who launched the first attack in the Philippines Campaign?

a)

Admiral Chester Nimitz

b)

Admiral Takajiro Onishi

c)

General Tomoyuki Yamashita

d)

Admiral William Halsey

e)

General Douglas MacArthur

3.

Under whose command did the admiral launch the first attack?

a)

General Tomoyuki Yamashita

b)

General Douglas MacArthur

c)

Admiral Takajiro Onishi

d)

Admiral Chester Nimitz

e)

Admiral William Halsey

4.

Ironically, what were Japanese soldiers and leaders doing when the October 10th Aerial Raid occurred?

a)

Battle of Sibuyan Sea

b)

Ambushing the American

c)

Retaliating against the US

d)

Anti-aircraft drills

5.

Who wrote a report to Washington D.C. on December 26, 1944 stating all the mortalities and casualties?

a)

Admiral Chester Nimitz

b)

Admiral William Halsey

c)

General Douglas MacArthur

d)

Admiral Jesse Oldendorf

6.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:

Which of these American submarines jumped the Japanese fleets in Palawan Passage?

a)

Dace

b)

Dacker

c)

Tracker

d)

Darter

e)

California

7.

When did the two American submarines jump Nishimura's fleet in Palawan Passage?

a)

October 16, 1944

b)

November 16, 1944

c)

September 16, 1944

d)

October 22, 1944

e)

December 16, 1944

8.

How many aircraft did Admiral Ozawa launch to slow down the US so the rest of Kurita's fleet could escape?

a)

75

b)

71

c)

74

d)

72

e)

73

9.

How many phase(s) were there in the Philippines Campaign?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

10.

What did the Japanese use Manila for?

a)

Trade Center

b)

Naval Base

c)

Central Naval Transportation Transfer Station

d)

Military Base

e)

Storage Base

11.

Around October 15th to October 20th, what happened? (HINT: What did Admiral Halsey report to Admiral Nimitz?)

a)

They'd conquered an island

b)

A warship had been salvaged

c)

They'd beaten the Japanese and ended the war

d)

They'd restored Filipino jurisdiction to Tacloban

12.

Approximately, how many prisoners were freed at 8:50 p.m. on February 3, 1945?

a)

100

b)

1000

c)

200

d)

2000

e)

500

13.

About how many Japanese soldiers were pushed back into Intramuros?

a)

10,000

b)

20,000

c)

200,000

d)

5,000,000

e)

100,000

14.

True or False: Babies' eyeballs were taken out and smeared on buildings in Manila.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Where was Takao taken to be repaired?

a)

Australia

b)

Singapore

c)

China

d)

Indonesia

e)

Japan

16.

Which of these was split in half before sinking?

a)

Fuso

b)

Yamashiro

c)

Asagumo

d)

California

e)

Yamagumo

17.

In MacArthur's quote, what were his enemies he was up against again?

a)

Japanese

b)

Bataan

c)

Laos

d)

Chinese

e)

Indonesian

18.

TRUE or FALSE: Vice Admiral Shigeru Fukudome knew the US was in Lingayen before General Tomoyuki Yamashita did.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What battleship has endured the most hits ever?

a)

Mushashi

b)

Frankiln

c)

Yamato

d)

California

e)

Fuso

20.

Who stalled the US so Kurita's fleet could escape?

a)

General Jesse Oldendorf

b)

Vice Admiral Takajiro Onishi

c)

General Tomoyuki Yamashita

d)

Admiral Ozawa

e)

Vice Admiral Shigeru Fukudome

21.

Where did MacArthur instruct Major General Mudge to go?

a)

Manila

b)

The Nips

c)

Luzon

d)

Lingayen

e)

Leyte