History Test WWII

Question 1

He tested the nuclear weapons in New Mexico(1945).

Answer 1

Robert Oppenheimer

Question 2

Person who agreed to surrender to Americans at the end of the war.

Answer 2

Emperor Hirohito

Question 3

main job was to build American morale on the home front

Answer 3

Doolittle Raid

Question 4

pilot of the Enola Gay(named after his mother)

Answer 4

Cole Tibbets

Question 5

responsible for firebombing campaign against Japan

Answer 5

Lemay

Question 6

planned attack on Pearl Harbor/ planned destruction of US fleet

Answer 6

Yamamoto

Question 7

promised to return from Australia

Answer 7

MacArthur

Question 8

came up with island hopping campaign

Answer 8

Nimitz

Question 9

who surrendered in the Philippines

Answer 9

Edward King

Question 10

issued Potsdam Deceleration

Answer 10

Truman

Question 11

considered island leaper

Answer 11

MacArthur

Question 12

Goals of this battle was to protect New Guinea and US supply lines

Answer 12

Coral Sea

Question 13

5 aircraft carriers were located here

Answer 13

Midway

Question 14

home of B29s

Answer 14

Marianas

Question 15

where is Mount Suribachi

Answer 15

Iwo Jima

Question 16

where is Henderson Field

Answer 16

Guadalcanal

Question 17

code name for Okinawa

Answer 17

operation iceberg

Question 18

first location they used the LTV

Answer 18

Marshall Islands

Question 19

First objective of the US Navy in the Central Pacific

Answer 19

Tarawa

Question 20

turning point of the war in pacific

Answer 20

Midway

Question 21

where was the largest surrender of US Army

Answer 21

Philippines/ Bataan

Question 22

largest naval battle

Answer 22

Leyte Gulf

Question 23

first battle where the US used the Japanese code

Answer 23

Coral Sea

Question 24

Japanese were going to use _______ to invade Hawaii

Answer 24

Midway

Question 25

plane that dropped fat man

Answer 25

Bockscar

Question 26

what aircraft carrier did they launch the doolittle off

Answer 26

Hornet

Question 27

when did the US enter WWII

Answer 27

12/8/1941

Question 28

last battle of WWII

Answer 28

Okinawa

Question 29

battle was fought to protect the B29s

Answer 29

Iwo Jima

Question 30

why are the airfields important in the war in the pacific

Answer 30

planes have limited distance