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WW2 and the PACIFIC

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Japanese have in common with the Germans

a)

aggressive expansionist foreign policy

b)

communist state

c)

fascist state

d)

governments

2.

In 1931, the Empire of Japan invades

a)

Manchuria

b)

China

c)

Singapore

d)

Korea

3.

"Remember Pearl Harbor" became the United States' battle cry for world peace

a)

True

b)

False

4.

USA entry into the war?

a)

battle of Midway

b)

food rations

c)

attack on pearl harbour

d)

allied pact

5.

A sneak attack at Pearl Harbor on...

a)

13 Jan 1941

b)

7 Dec 1931

c)

7 Dec 1941

d)

1 Sep 1939

6.

December 8th, 1941, the Japanese attack the American forces in the Philippine Islands and British territories of

a)

Manchuria

b)

Hong Kong and Singapore

c)

Papua New Guinea

d)

Guam

7.

By May of 1942, the Japanese have reached the __________ Sea, American ships are waiting for them

a)

Black

b)

Pacific

c)

Coral

d)

Deep Blue

8.

In order to defeat Japan, American forces will have to wage a long campaign of.......

a)

air battles over the skies of Japan

b)

land battles over mainland Japan and China

c)

island hopping, slowly taking back islands

d)

Naval battles and nuclear bombing

9.

In February of 1945, 30,000 U. S. Marines land in one day on the tiny island of _________ putting them in bombing range of Japan.

a)

Singapore

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Papua New Guinea

d)

Tasmania

10.

American bombing raids have heavily damaged the home island of Japan, but Japan is ___________ to surrender and prepares to _____________________.

a)

about, meet with President Truman

b)

unwilling, fight to the very end

c)

ready, evacuate the whole country

d)

unwilling, bomb American naval bases in Hawaii

11.

On_________________ the first atomic bomb is dropped on ______________. On August 14, Japan surrenders.

a)

August 6, 1945, Tokyo

b)

August 23, 1945, Hiroshima

c)

August 23, 1949, Nagasaki

d)

August 6, 1945, Hiroshima

12.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
13.

One of the reasons for Japanese involvement in WW2 is because

a)

Japan lost World War 1

b)

Japan did not have enough land to grow rice

c)

Japan did not have enough fish to eat

d)

Japan was angry that her emperor was insulted by China

14.

Japan was unhappy with

a)

The Treaty of Versailles

b)

The Treaty of Brest-Litvosk

c)

The Armistice Agreement

d)

The November Criminals

15.

Japan need to attack the United States because...

a)

Japan had a lack of petroleum

b)

There was petroleum in South-East Asia

c)

Japan wished to conquer the United States

d)

Japan was responding to Hitler's request to attack the United States

16.

Germany was defeated before Japan was defeated in WW2

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Japan was not able to compete economically with the US during the war because

a)

It has similar social policies as Germany

b)

Japan was not a modern nation

c)

Japan simply had a much smaller economy as compared to the United States at that time.

d)

Japan was not able to manage her economy well.