WWII: The War in the Pacific

Question 1

Within 5 months of Pearl Harbor, Japanese overrun __ (9)

Answer 1

Hong Kong, French Indochina, Malaya, Burma, Thailand, Dutch East Indies, Guam, Wake Island, 2 islands in Aleutian chain in Alaska

Question 2

Phillippines:

General __ __; __ invade with 200,000; General retreats to __ vowing “I will __”

Answer 2

Douglass MacArthur, Japanese, Australia, return

Question 3

What occurred in April 1942?

Answer 3

Doolittle Raid

Question 4

Doolittle Raid:
16 __ bombers commanded by James Doolittle; took off from the __ and dropped bombs on __; during daytime raid with no __ value

Answer 4

B-25, Hornet, Tokyo, strategic

Question 5

Doolittle Raid:

Planes went down in __; made Japan realize the island was __; __ felt better

Answer 5

China, vulnerable, Americans

Question 6

By 1942, Japanese armies at the gates of __ and Japanese fleet menacing __ (even __ __ is threatened)

Answer 6

India, Australia, Pacific Coast

Question 7

What occurred in May 1942?

Answer 7

Battle of Coral Sea

Question 8

Battle of Coral Sea:
Combined __ and __ fleet; intercepted a __ fleet; no __ to __ fighting, all fighting was done by carrier based __; US and Australia lose more __, but it halts Japanese effort to invade __

Answer 8

American and Australian, Japanese, ship to ship, planes, ships, Australia

Question 9

What occurred in June 1942?

Answer 9

Battle of Midway

Question 10

Battle of Midway:
__ victory; Japan lost: __ aircraft carriers (__ be replaced), __ planes destroyed and many others __ __; Americans lost: __ carrier and __ destroyer, __ planes lost; Proved __ was more important than __

Answer 10

American, 4, can’t, 253, badly damaged, 1, 1, 150, aircraft, ships

Question 11

When does the leapfrog to Japan begin?

Answer 11

August 1942

Question 12

Japan was protected by __ miles of water and hundreds of __ __

Answer 12

3000, fortified islands

Question 13

US __ take every island, but will __ to important ones

Answer 13

won’t, leapfrog

Question 14

__ and __ will mop up garrisons the US passed

Answer 14

Australia and New Zealand

Question 15

Guadalcanal:
In __ __, 1000 mile barrier east of New Guinea and Australia; American fleet commander: __ __ __; Rote a massive __ force; use it as a valuable base for __ offensive; Fleet admiral of US Navy: __ __ __

Answer 15

Solomon Islands
Admiral William Halsey
Japanese
American
Admiral Chester Nimitz