WWII Pacific Theatre
QUIZ
1. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor located in
a. Corpus Christi, Texas
b. Oahu, Hawai’i
c. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
d. Tampa, Florida
2. Tensions had been growing between the U.S. and Japan due to
a. Japan’s commercial blockade of the United States
b. The U.S. and Japan’s cultural differences
c. The Japanese invasion of Manchuria
d. The U.S. involvement in WWI
3. Which of the following was NOT an Axis power?
a. Japan
b. Germany
c. Italy
d. China
4. When Roosevelt asked MacArthur to leave the Bataan Peninsula before they were captured or
forced to surrender, MacArthur responded,
a. “I shall return”
b. “I’ll be back”
c. “We’re not going anywhere”
d. “Nuts!”
5. Following the shelling of an oil refinery off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, the American
government
a. Conscripted all Japanese-Americans into the war
b. Forced Japanese-Americans to return to Japan
c. Forced Japanese-American citizens to rebuild the oil refinery
d. Relocated Japanese-Americans into internment camps
6. A week after the Bataan Death March, a squadron of B-25 bombers flew over Tokyo to bomb
military installations. This was known as
a. The Doolittle Raid
b. The USS Hornet Attack
c. The Mitscher Misson
d. Bataan’s Revenge
7. The Battle of Midway resulted in
a. a Japanese surprise attack and victory over the U.S.
b. the destruction of the backbone of the Imperial Fleet
c. heavy American casualties
d. the Japanese breaking American codes
8. The Marines began a campaign called
a. “Luau Jumping”
b. “Rock Skipping”
c. “Island Hopping”
d. “Base Jumping”
9. Japanese pilots would fly their planes nose down into Allied ships. This was known as a
__________________ attack
a. Kamikaze
b. Suisei
c. Tenzan
d. Ginga
10. Japanese Emperor Hirohito formally and unconditionally surrendered following
a. The Battle of Iwo Jima
b. The bombing of Hiroshima
c. The bombing of Nagasaki
d. The death of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto