12.2 Flashcards
1
Q
Admiral Chester Nimitz -
A
commander of the US navy in pacific
2
Q
General Douglas MacArthur led troops in what US territory? -
A
philippines
3
Q
Bataan Death March -
A
78k POW forces to march to prison camp
4
Q
The first series of bombing raids on Japan -
A
Doolittle raid
5
Q
What was the importance of the Battle of Midway -
A
turning point in the war in the Pacific
6
Q
What was island hopping -
A
strategy used the by the US to hop from one island to another until we hit Japan
7
Q
What is an Amphtrac -
A
amphibious tracker used to get troops past
8
Q
What is Kamikaze -
A
suicide bombing