Pearl Harbour Glossary Quiz

threatened penalties for a person or country breaking a rule or agreed course of¬ action

aircraft designed for operations from aircraft carriers

a type of warship used to escort and defend other vessels

Name given to American code-breaking project, which intercepted Japanese signals prior to and during World War II.

The way in which battle plans are put into operation. Usually refer to the means used to win small-scale conflicts or specific battles.

a large warship with a deck from which aircraft can take off and¬ land

The organisational structure for Japan' plans for Asia. Although the Japanese spoke of encouraging nationalism throughout Asia, the forms of nationalism they encouraged were those that supported Japan.

American policy of non- involvement in international affairs. Isolationism was a powerful influence on US foreign policy during the period between the two world wars.

a warship larger than a destroyer and less heavily armed than a battleship

a person who believes in the key principles of militarism – a philosophy which holds that a state should maintain a strong military capability and use it aggressively to expand or promote national interests

Phrase used to describe planning for the conduct of war. Carl von Clausewitz, who has been described as the ‘father of strategic study’ in the modern era, defined military strategy as ‘the employment of battles to gain the end of war’.