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What difficulties did both the Allies and the Japanese face in the Kokoda campaign?
The harsh environment, disease, supply shortages, and difficult terrain.
What was the strategic significance of Port Moresby during the Kokoda campaign?
It was very close to Australia.
Why did the Japanese begin their expansion into the Pacific region?
To acquire more resources and achieve strategic military goals and dominance by eliminating western colonial powers.
What were two aims the Japanese hoped to achieve by bombing Pearl Harbor?
To deter the United States from interfering in its military campaigns in Asia and to cripple the U.S. Pacific Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor.
What event led to the USA entering World War II?
The attack on Pearl Harbor.
What was the name of the secret project that led to the dropping of atomic bombs?
The Manhattan Project.
What were the years of the Pacific War during World War II?
1941-1945.
What were the years of World War II?
1939-1945.
What are the long-term causes of World War II summarized by the acronym M.A.I.N?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism.
