Japanese aggression dates back to the 1930s when they violently took over lands in northern _____.

Fighting in the Pacific began when Japan attacked _____ on December 7, 1941.

The strategy of attacking one location at a time throughout the Pacific by the Allies was known as _____.

General Douglas MacArthur famously said "I shall return" after having to surrender this American territory that was gained from Spain fifty years before.

This was the furthest point that Japan expanded to and the US was able to crack the code to launch at aerial attack during the _______.

During the Battle of ______, Japanese forces were largely located in elaborate, underground tunnels. American forces rarely saw the enemy until they were dead.

The location of the first atomic bomb on August 6, 1945.

Which best describes the type of environment of many Pacific islands?

Which Allied power did NOT fight in the Pacific?

The battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa proved to the Americans that the Japanese were willing to surrender.

_______ attacks were used by the Japanese by 1944, in an attempt to cause as much destruction as possible during aerial attacks.

The codename for the creation of the atomic bombs was _____.

How was the strategy of island-hopping beneficial?

Which president ordered the dropping of the atomic bombs?

While the United States and many other Allied nations had leaders like the president or a prime minister, Japan's leader was a(n) _______ that Japanese citizens and soldiers were trained to respect and fight/die for from a young age.

The location of the second and last atomic bombing, on August 9, 1945.

What occurred on V-J Day, September 2, 1945?

Other than the US, which democratic nation would Japanese soldiers faced in the Pacific?

"_____" -and old samurai term for how warriors were to live and die before surrendering & dishonoring their families, was still seen in many Japanese soldiers who chose to die by suicide rather than surrender in WWII