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WorksheetsAir Power in World War Two
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why did Japan attack the US at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 Dec, 1941?
Disable US fleet & then expand power in Asia
Japan intended to take over the world
Prevent the US from denying natural resources
All of the above
At Pearl Harbor, the Japanese managed to
Destroy 96 Army planes, 92 Navy aircraft and crippled 159 more
sink 3 US battleships—the Arizona, California, & W. Virginia
damage 5 other battleships, 3 cruisers, 3 destroyers
All of the above
Among the reasons the US went to war with Germany
The Nazis believed other races were less human than Germans
Germany wanted to make “living space” for a German master race
The Nazis were responsible for the Holocaust
All of the above
Germany began World War II using its ‘Luftwaffe’ which was
the German Army
The German Navy
The German Air Force
The German Boy Scouts
The English won the Battle of Britain with
Tanks and infantry
Ships and submarines
Yorkshire pudding
Air Power
In 1943 the US suffered extremely high air crew casualties because
US bombers were flying into Germany alone
Fighters didn’t yet have the range that bombers had
US pilots flew during daylight hours
All of the above
The D-Day invasion on Europe on 6 June 1944 was successful in part due to
US Air Power
Chemical warfare
The atomic bomb
Satellite intelligence
The role of Air Power in WWI vs WWII
WWII saw long range bombing
Air Power was the key to victory in WWII
Aircraft were used to break the will of the people in WWII
All of the Above
The US 3-point plan for Air Power in WWII included
Sea superiority, port security, battleships
Ground operations, supply, logistics
Air superiority, Interdiction, Close air/ground support
Cyber security, Nuclear deterrence, Space operations
Example of an Air Superiority fighter of WWII
B-17 Flying Fortress
P-51 Mustang
V-22 Osprey
T-6 Texan
Example of an Air Interdiction Bomber of WWII
B-17 Flying Fortress
P-51 Mustang
C-47 Skytrain
F-4 Phantom
Example of a Close Air Support Airplane of WWII
B-17 Flying Fortress
SR-71 Blackbird
P-47 Thuderbolt
B-29 Super Fortress
Navy carrier-based 'gull winged' close air support airplane
B-29 Super Fortress
F-4 Corsair
C-47 Skytrain
KC-97 Strato Tanker
Kamikaze attacks during the latter part of WWII inflicted little damage on the US Navy
True
False
The Army Air Forces in WWII were used to attack enemy aircraft, support ground operations and perform strategic bombing
True
False
Some have called WWII the "Air War" because of the use of air power during the war
True
False
The allied strategy during WWII was to win the Pacific and then address Europe
True
False
Long-range bomber used to drop atomic bombs over Japan
FA-18 Hornet
C-47 Skytrain
F4 Corsair
B-29 Super Fortress
Twin-engined Pursuit fighter from WWII
B-1 Bone
B-2 Spirit
B-17 Flying Fortress
P-38 Lightning
WWII ended when the US
arrested Adolph Hitler
dropped 2 nuclear bombs on Japan
attacked Iwo Jima
invaded England
