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WorksheetsWW2 Pacific Theater
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Admiral (a) felt that the attack on (b) (c) was not successful
Yamamoto
Pearl
Harbor
Kimmel
Midway
AZ
Kamikaze Pilots...
flew information to & from battlefields
flew planes into targets
elite pilots that did several missions
flew & bombed U.K.
What date did the Japanese carry out their attack on Pearl Harbor?
11/11/1919
09/03/1939
12/07/1941
05/09/1942
Japanese pilots that deliberately crashed their planes into Allied ships were called
Blitzkrieg
Kamikazes
Lebensraum
Domo arigato mr. roboto
The turning point of the Pacific theater that established U.S. naval superiority over Japan was the Battle of
Pearl Harbor
Midway
the Philippines
New Guinea
Which U.S. President ordered the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan?
Eisenhower
FDR
Truman
Hoover
Which of the following cities was the location of the dropping of the first atomic bomb?
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Why did Japan seize Manchuria and north China?
To obtain natural resources
To create a separate state
To defy the League of Nations
To control the Japanese military
Which best describes the location of WW2 battles?
The war was fought in three theaters: North Africa, Pacific theater, and the European theater.
Battles were fought in the ocean as a naval war.
Battles were restricted to the European continent.
The war was fought primarily in the US.
Which battle was a decisive turning point for the US in the Pacific?
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Normandy
Operation Overlord
Battle of Midway
Which battle marked the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan in the Pacific Theater?
Battle of Midway
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa
What was the primary objective of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
To capture Hawaii
To destroy the US Pacific Fleet
To invade the US mainland
To negotiate peace
Which island was the site of a famous flag-raising photograph during the Pacific campaign?
Guam
Iwo Jima
Saipan
Okinawa
Who was the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II?
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George S. Patton
What was the significance of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Pacific Theater?
It was the largest naval battle of World War II
It marked the first use of kamikaze attacks
It resulted in the capture of the Philippines
It was the final battle of the Pacific War
