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WWII (Pacific) Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did WWII start in Europe?

a)

September 1939

b)

May 1945

c)

December 1941

d)

August 1940

2.

Which country started the WWII in Europe?

a)

Australia

b)

Japan

c)

Poland

d)

Germany

3.

What was the Axis country during WWII in the Pacific?

a)

Philippines

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Australia

4.

How did WWII in the Pacific start?

a)

Japan attacked Chinese naval base

b)

Japan attacked American naval base

c)

Japan attacked Philippines' airfields

d)

Japan attacked Australian airfields

5.

When did WWII in the Pacific start?

a)

Stempter 1, 1939

b)

May 8, 1945

c)

December 7, 1941

d)

August 8, 1945

6.

Which country attacked America’s naval base at Hawaii during WWII in the pacific?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Philippines

d)

Germany

7.

Who was the president of America during WWII until April 1945?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harris Truman

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Abraham Lincoln

8.

Where is Pearl Harbor? (Country and State)

a)

France, Paris

b)

Germany, Berlin

c)

Japan, Hiroshima

d)

America, Hawaii

9.

What is an executive order?

a)

An order directly signed by the President of United States.

b)

A law that is passed by Congress in America.

c)

An order directly passed by Congress.

d)

A law that is only signed by the Supreme Court

10.

What is the name of the rule given by Franklin D. Roosevelt that sent many Japanese to prison camps after the attack of Pearl Harbor?

a)

Executive Order 9600

b)

Federal Law 9066

c)

Constitution 9606

d)

Executive Order 9066

11.

What is the name of the camp that many Japanese were relocated after the attack of Pearl Harbor?

a)

Concentration Camps

b)

Internment Camps

c)

Normandy Camps

d)

Bataan Death Camps

12.

Who is Douglas MacArthur?

a)

An American general who was in command of Europe during WWII in Europe.

b)

The most famous Germany leader during the Battle of Stalingrad.

c)

The most famous Japanese Emperor who started WWII in the Pacific

d)

An American general who was in command of Philippines during WWII in the pacific

13.

What is Bataan Death March?

a)

Japanese soldiers forced American and Filipino soldiers to walk 65 miles in 5 days without water and food, during which many Allied soldiers died

b)

Chinese soldiers forced American and Filipino soldiers to walk 65 miles in 5 days during which many Allied soldiers died

c)

Allied soldiers forced enemy soldiers to walk 65 miles in 5 days without water and food, during which many Japanese soldiers died

d)

American and Filipino soldiers fought against Japanese soldiers during an organized walk and successfully killed all Japanese soldiers.

14.

What is the name of American General Douglas MacArthur’s plan to win land back from Japan?

a)

Island Jumping

b)

Island Hopping

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

Battle of Midway

15.

Which American General was in charge of battles in the Philippines?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Winston Churchill

16.

Which battle during WWII in the Pacific was America’s revenge on Pearl Harbor?

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

Battle of Bataan

17.

What is the turning point in WWII in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Normandy Landing

d)

Atomic bomb dropping

18.

Why was Battle of Midway a turning point during WWII in the Pacific?

a)

Because after the battle, Japan could no longer use its navy to attack other European countries

b)

Because after the battle, Japan could no longer use its navy to attack other Asian countries

c)

Because after the battle, Germany could no longer use its navy to attack other Asian countries

d)

Because after the battle, Germany could no longer use its navy to attack other European countries

19.

What is the Manhattan Project ?

a)

The project that Japan did medical experiments on Chinese bodies when people were still alive.

b)

The project that authorized the development of atomic bombs.

c)

The project that Germany developed to attack Soviet Union.

d)

The project that Germans did medical experiments on Jews' bodies when people were still alive.

20.

What was the first battle during which Allied forces started to attack Japanese homeland?

a)

Battle of Normandy

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Pearl Harbor

d)

Battle of Iwo Jima

21.

What language was the secret military code built on for code talkers?

a)

Americans

b)

Navajos

c)

Comanches

d)

Omahas

22.

During which battle did America lose 1/3 of US marines? This is the only battle that America suffered higher casualty than Japan.

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of Pearl Harbor

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

Battle of Iwo Jima

23.

Why did Yamamoto's surprise attack of Midway fail?

a)

Because his battleships accidently caught on fire and exploded.

b)

Because US intelligence unit decoded Japanese radio message and learned the size, location, and strategy of the attack

c)

Because Japanese American spies gave the attack information to the American government so they could get out of the internment camps

d)

Because American powers were too powerful and Japanese forces were too weak

24.

More than any other battle in U.S. history, 27 Medals of Honor were awarded to US marines for their bravery in ______________.

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

Battle of Okinawa

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

25.

In which country did U.S. drop atomic bombs?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

Soviet Union

26.

In which two cities did U.S drop atomic bombs

a)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

Beijing and Bataan

c)

Paris and Berlin

d)

Stalingrad and Normandy

27.

What are code names for two atomic bombs that were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

Beauty and Beast

b)

Little Boy and Fat Man

c)

Skinny and Beautiful

d)

Little Girl and Little Boy

28.

What is the name given to Japanese pilots who made intentional suicidal crashes into enemy targets?

a)

Kamikaze fighters

b)

Internment camp prisoners

c)

Allied fighters

d)

Axis fighters

29.

Why did Japan finally surrender in 1945?

a)

Atomic bombs were too destructive.

b)

Japan lost its entire Navy during the Battle of Midway.

c)

Hitler committed suicide.

d)

China destroyed Japanese army in China.

30.

When did Hiroto officially sign the paper of surrender which marked the end of WWII in the Pacific?

a)

September 1, 1939

b)

May 8, 1945

c)

December 7, 1941

d)

September 2, 1945

31.

Which country lost most people during entire WWII?

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

Soviet Union

32.

Which country's soldiers treated the prisoners of the war the worst? (Most horrible soldiers during WWII?)

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

Soviet Union

d)

United States

33.

What is the name of the trial during which Japanese leaders were charged with war crimes after WWII?

a)

Japanese Trial

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Tokyo Trial

d)

International Trial

34.

Who is the President of the U.S. after April 1945?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Chester Nimitz

d)

Harry Truman

35.

What diseases did Allied soldiers contracted in the Philippines?

a)

Malaria

b)

Cholera

c)

AIDS

d)

STD

36.

Where did James Doolittle and his pilots land after bombing Japan? Why?

a)

They flew back to Hornet because they had fuel.

b)

They landed in Japan and were captured.

c)

They landed in China because they had no fuel left.

d)

They flew back to Pearl Harbor because it was close to Japan.

37.

What international organization was founded in 1945 to maintain peace and protect human rights?

a)

League of Nations

b)

International Peace Organization

c)

United Nations

d)

World Human Rights Orgnization

38.

What war crimes were committed by Japanese? (Choose all right answers)

a)

Used alive humans for medical experiments

b)

Torture prisoners of war

c)

Attacked neutral zones such as hospitals

d)

Used chemicals and bacteria to mass-killing civillians

39.

What is the green country on the map?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Australia

d)

Philippines

40.

Before he left the Philippines, Douglas  MacArthur promised to people that___________

a)

  “I shall return!”

b)

“We will win the war!”

c)

“I will come back!”

d)

“Victory is ours!”

41.

What is the name of the walk during which Allied soldiers received brutal treatments from Japanese?

a)

Concentration Walk

b)

Interment Camps

c)

Bataan Death March

d)

Philippines Death March

42.

Why did Japan attack America?

a)

America dropped atomic bombs in Japan

b)

America placed an oil embargo on Japan

c)

American sent Japanese Americans to internment camps

d)

American attacked Japan's naval base at Pearl Harbor

43.

What is the red country on the map?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Australia

d)

Philippines

44.

Which group of people served as code talkers during WWII?

a)

Asian Americans

b)

African Americans

c)

White Americans

d)

Native Americans

45.

How many people died around the world during WWII?

a)

8,000

b)

800,000

c)

800,0000

d)

80,000,000

46.

Why did Japan attack America?

a)

Because American stopped trading oil with Japan

b)

Because American stopped trading iron with Japan

c)

Because American dropped atomic bombs in Japan

d)

Because Japan attacked China

47.

Why did U.S. place an oil embargo in Japan?

a)

To protest Japan's invasion of the Philippines

b)

To revenge Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

To discourage Japan's invasion of China

d)

To stop Japan's relation with Germany

48.

Why was Executive Order 9066 unfair to Japanese in America?

a)

Because they were good workers who just made small mistakes.

b)

Because it should also include other Asian immigrants.

c)

Because there was no evidence to prove that they betrayed America.

d)

Because President did not allow people to vote on this law.

49.

Why did Allied army surrender to Japan in the Philippines in 1942?

a)

Americans did not send any help to aid Allied troops.

b)

Allied troops were untrained, weapons were outdated, and soldiers were sick.

c)

Japan and China were fighting together against the Allies.

d)

Allied troops left supplies on the aircraft carriers, so they were too weak to fight.

50.

Which president authorized the Manhattan Project? Which president authorized the use of weapons in Japan?

a)

FDR; Harry Truman

b)

Harry Truman; FDR

c)

FDR; FDR

d)

Harry Truman; Harry Truman