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Pearl Harbor

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the attack on Pearl Harbor take place?

a)

1939

b)

1940

c)

1941

d)

1942

2.

The attack took place on December

a)

6th

b)

7th

c)

8th

d)

9th

3.

Pearl Harbor is on the island of

a)

Midway

b)

California

c)

Hawaii

d)

Marshall

4.

Before the attack on Pearl Harbor Japan had invaded which country?

(a)  

5.

Before the attack on Pearl Harbor America had stopped exporting key materials to Japan. This was known as an

a)

Embargo

b)

Sanction

c)

Prohibition

d)

Quatantine

6.

Name one resource American stopped exporting to Japan

(a)  

7.

Along with the aircraft Japan sent five what to attack the US navy?

a)

Tanks

b)

Ships

c)

Aircraft carriers

d)

Submarines

8.

Name the ship that was torn in half by an explosion in its armoury

(a)  

9.

The President of the USA at the time was

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Truman

c)

Kennedy

d)

Eisenhower

10.

What type of US vessel was not in Pearl Harbor on the day of the attack?

a)

Destroyer

b)

Frigate

c)

Submarine

d)

Aircraft carrier

11.

About how many servicemen died in the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

240

b)

23000

c)

2399

d)

2335

12.

President Roosevelt said December 7, 1941 was a day that will live in

a)

infirmary

b)

infamy

c)

infamous

d)

informal

13.
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?      
a)
Because they wanted to continue to take over countries in Southeast Asia 
b)
Because they wanted to cripple the US Navy
c)
Because they wanted to prevent the US from attacking Japan 
d)
All of the above
14.
What was the reaction of the United States to the attack?
a)
They declared war on Japan the next day
b)
They fled back to the US coast and let Japan have Southeast Asia 
c)
They asked Great Britain for help 
d)
They waited several months to see what would happen next 
15.
True or False: The Japanese achieved their objective of crippling the US Navy and keeping the US from helping other countries in Southeast Asia.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE