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Pearl Harbor

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the attack on Pearl Harbor take place?

a)

1939

b)

1941

c)

1962

d)

1983

2.

Who was president at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

Winston Churchill.

b)

President Bush.

c)

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, (FDR).

d)

President Lincoln

3.

The President said that Dec, 7th would be a date which would live in ___________________?

a)

Infamy.

b)

Annoyance.

c)

Frustration.

d)

Grief.

4.

Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States was at ______________ with Japan.

a)

Peace.

b)

Open War.

c)

Neutrality.

d)

Cold War.

5.

Which one of these was NOT a microphone on the President's desk during his speech?

a)

NBC

b)

CBS

c)

MBS

d)

FOX

6.

The President said that "no matter how long it may take us, The American people will __________________________________"

a)

Win through to absolute victory.

b)

Sign a peace treaty with Japan.

c)

Surrender before the fighting gets too bad.

d)

Destroy Germany.

7.

What was the last thing the President asked Congress to do in the speech?

a)

Raise taxes.

b)

Lower taxes.

c)

Declare war.

d)

Make peace.

8.

There are now less than ____________ Pearl Harbor survivors left.

a)

10,000

b)

5,000

c)

700

d)

300

9.

Finish this quote: "Those who do not remember history are ____________________________________________________."

a)

"lucky because it's a lot of work."

b)

"foolish because they have bad memories."

c)

"no different than anyone else."

d)

"bound to repeat it."

10.

Finish this sentence: Japan is an island nation with _____________ natural resources.

a)

many

b)

some

c)

few

d)

no

11.

Where did Japan invade first?

a)

America.

b)

Australia.

c)

China.

d)

Brazil.

12.

How did the United States respond to Japan invading China?

a)

We used economic sanctions.

b)

We went to war with them immediately.

c)

We wrote them angry letters.

d)

We movies that were embarrassing to the Japanese.

13.

In 1941, The American President announced a trade embargo on what resource?

a)

Steel.

b)

Lumber.

c)

Oil.

d)

Silver.

14.

Why did Japan want the America Navy "out of business?"

a)

Without a navy, America couldn't stop Japan from expanding.

b)

Japan hated America for no good reason.

c)

Japan was jealous of America's navy.

d)

Japan wanted revenge on America's navy for past wars.

15.

How many American ships did Japan damage or destroy?

a)

7

b)

14

c)

21

d)

28

16.

How many Americans lost their lives in the Pearl Harbor attack?

a)

500

b)

1,200

c)

1,800

d)

2,400

17.

6 months after Pearl Harbor, the American navy got back at the Japanese in which battle?

a)

Battle of Yorktown.

b)

Battle of Trenton.

c)

Battle of Midway.

d)

Battle of Gettysburg.