US II
Mrs. Strunk
War in the Pacific Study Guide
Quiz Format 45 POINTS
- 10 Multiple choice
- 5 matching battles
o Doolittle raid
o Battle of Iwo Jima
o Battle of Coral Sea
o Battle of Midway
o Bataan Death march
- 5 matching (pick which term/phrase does NOT belong)
- 1 open ended
What is the strategy used by the U.S. Military in the pacific?
- Island Hopping
What is Island Hopping?
- Attacking less fortified islands first to establish airfields
Know the following battles:
Doolittle Raid- Bombing of Tokyo and other cities after attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Iwo Jima- battle to control strategic island in order to build a naval base.
Battle of Coral Sea- Mostly Air battle; Americans stop the Japanese for the first time in a drive towards Australia.
Battle of Midway- Turning point of the war. (stopped Japanese surprise attack) U.S. now uses island hopping strategy.
Bataan Death March- American soldiers forced to retreat. Along journey they are starved and slaughtered. Macarthur forced to retreat “I shall return”
General Macarthur- Commander of US forces in the Pacific
Harry Truman- President who dropped the atomic bomb.
Tojo- Japanese General/ Prime Minister who controlled Japan’s army.
Okinawa is the last stop for the allies before going to mainland Japan
Bushido- No surrender- Be able to give examples of how the Japanese used this.
Kamikaze- suicide pilots who crashed planes into ships. Means “divine wind”
Manhattan Project- Top secret project that created the atomic bomb
Robert Oppenheimer- Man in charge of atomic bomb
Bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japanese surrender Sept 2, 1945- VJ Day (victory in Japan)