The War in the Pacific Quiz Flashcards
Name the islands that were attacked less than 24 hours after Pearl Harbor
Wake Islands, Philippines, and Guam
Who was the general in charge at the Philippines?
MacArthur
What was the name of the peninsula that the Philippines were trapped on?
Bataan Peninsula
What did MacArthur say when he was ordered to Australia?
I shall return
What was the name of the 60 mile grueling march they sent the Philippines on?
Bataan Death March
What was the symbolic attack on Tokyo with little strategic value?
Doolittle Raid
What was the battle where both sides never saw each other?
Battle of Coral Sea
What battle was the turning point in the pacific?
Battle of Midway
How many Japan aircraft carriers were sunk?
4
What battle was an island attacked to get the island for Japanese control and to protect Australia?
Battle of Guadalcanal
What was the strategy of selecting specific islands to attack & bypassing others?
Island Hopping
What was the Battle of Coral Sea?
The battle where both sides never saw each other
What was the Doolittle Raid?
The symbolic attack on Tokyo with little strategic value. It was to show them that we can hit them
What was the last major navel defensive in the pacific theater of Japan?
Battle of Leyte Gulf
What are suicide pilots?
Kamikazes
What place did they raise the flag?
Iwo Jima
What was the name of the nuclear bomb project?
Manhattan Project
What is the name of the first bomb tested in New Mexico?
Trinity Test
Who was the lead scientists on the Manhattan Project?
Oppenheimer
Who was the president who gave the okay for the nuclear bombs?
Harry S. Truman
What did he say to people who didn’t agree with the nuclear bombs?
You should do your weeping at Pearl Harbor
What was the order of the cities hit by the nuclear bombs?
Hiroshima, then Nagasaki
What is the name of the boat that Japan formally surrendered on?
USS Missouri
How many people died in WWII?
72 million people
