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WW2 Pacific Theater

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Admiral ​ (a)   felt that the attack on​ (b)   ​ (c)   was not successful

Choose from the below words

Yamamoto

Pearl

Harbor

Kimmel

Midway

AZ

2.

Kamikaze Pilots...

a)

flew information to & from battlefields

b)

flew planes into targets

c)

elite pilots that did several missions

d)

flew & bombed U.K.

3.

What date did the Japanese carry out their attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

11/11/1919

b)

09/03/1939

c)

12/07/1941

d)

05/09/1942

4.

Japanese pilots that deliberately crashed their planes into Allied ships were called

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Kamikazes

c)

Lebensraum

d)

Domo arigato mr. roboto

5.

The turning point of the Pacific theater that established U.S. naval superiority over Japan was the Battle of

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Midway

c)

the Philippines

d)

New Guinea

6.

Which U.S. President ordered the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan?

a)

Eisenhower

b)

FDR

c)

Truman

d)

Hoover

7.

Which of the following cities was the location of the dropping of the first atomic bomb?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Nagasaki

8.

Why did Japan seize Manchuria and north China?

a)

To obtain natural resources

b)

To create a separate state

c)

To defy the League of Nations

d)

To control the Japanese military

9.

Which best describes the location of WW2 battles?

a)

The war was fought in three theaters: North Africa, Pacific theater, and the European theater.

b)

Battles were fought in the ocean as a naval war.

c)

Battles were restricted to the European continent.

d)

The war was fought primarily in the US.

10.

Which battle was a decisive turning point for the US in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Normandy

c)

Operation Overlord

d)

Battle of Midway

11.

Which battle marked the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan in the Pacific Theater?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Guadalcanal

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

Battle of Okinawa

12.

What was the primary objective of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

To capture Hawaii

b)

To destroy the US Pacific Fleet

c)

To invade the US mainland

d)

To negotiate peace

13.

Which island was the site of a famous flag-raising photograph during the Pacific campaign?

a)

Guam

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Saipan

d)

Okinawa

14.

Who was the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II?

a)

Chester W. Nimitz

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

George S. Patton

15.

What was the significance of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Pacific Theater?

a)

It was the largest naval battle of World War II

b)

It marked the first use of kamikaze attacks

c)

It resulted in the capture of the Philippines

d)

It was the final battle of the Pacific War