Pacific Theater of WW2
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- Q1Who were forced to march in the Bataan Death March?GermansJapsAsiansAmerican and Filipino POW20s
- Q2Tokyo's raid was led by who?HitlerRommelMontgomeryJames Doolittle20s
- Q3What did Guadalcanal achieve?Assassinate Admiral YamamotoConquered ParisInfiltrate German ranksEnd all Jap expansion attempts15s
- Q4What type of battle was Tarwawa?Subs vs CruiserAir raidLandAmphibian assault20s
- Q5By seizing Saipan, the Americans neared what?TiwanJapanese archipelagoUnited States of AmericaGermany20s
- Q6Heralded as the greatest carrier battle of WW2, the Battle of the Philippine Sea achieved what?It destroyed a Japanese air baseIt got rid of the Japanese planesIt sank Adm. Yamamoto's favorite shipIt eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy22s
- Q7Why did Japan capture Guam?PeopleCloser to the United StatesHad a lot of bananasWanted to use it to transport ships20s
- Q8Following the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the Americans invaded what?El AlemaineThe PhilippinesHawaiiJapan20s
- Q9The battle of Iwo Jima is often called what?The most strategically inept movement of the American Navy.The greatest cruiser on cruiser battle.The most interesting thing that happens in the Pacific War.The bloodiest Marine battle in history.20s
- Q10What was Okinawa?the first major battlea regular battleThe last major battlethe smallest battle20s
- Q11What was Nimitz the commander of in WW2?TitanicThe US Pacific FleetJapanese Marine CorpsThe US Navy20s
- Q12What were Yamamoto's most famous words?"You will be waking a slumbering giant.""Always put cream in your coffee.""Don't pull the pin, you idiot.""Living well is the best revenge."20s
- Q13What did MacArthur do in WW2?Commanded Allied forces in Asia PacificFlew KamaikazesBombed JapanLied and helped Japan20s
- Q14What was the purpose of Kamikazes?Bomb IowaTo help peopleBlow up ships, while giving up lifeTo eat people20s
- Q15What precious cargo was the USS Indianapolis carrying in the summer of 1945?The components of an atom bomb.The Japanese battle plans.A backup string of soldiers.More rations and supplies.20s