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correct sequence, then push the ENTER button.)

B The Japanese civilian government fell.

C Operation “Magic” was a success.

D A Japanese Task Force heads, undetected, for Pearl Harbor.

for vengeance”?

B General Tojo

C President Roosevelt

D Admiral Yamamoto

E None of the above
3 Which of the following is true about the Battle of the Coral Sea? (Input all that apply, then

push the ENTER button.)

B It took place completely from the air.

C After landing at Port Moresby, American troops suffered massive losses.

D The Japanese lost approximately 500 men.

E None of the Above
4 Japanese strategy was for a short war with definitive __________ battles before U.S.

__________ strength could build.

B air; naval

C air; industrial

D sea; naval

_________.

B protect Rabaul; airfield to attack Port Moresby

C protect Port Moresby; forward base to attack Rabaul

D conquer Port Moresby; forward base to attack New Guinea

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6 Concerning submarine warfare, in the Atlantic it was the ______ goal to prohibit Allied

shipping.

In the Pacific it was the _______ goal to prohibit________ shipping.
A U.S.; German; Japanese

B German; U.S.; Japanese

C Japanese; U.S.; German

D German; Japanese; U.S.

weakly defended, which of the following were objectives? (Input all that apply, then push

the ENTER button.)
A The Allies would target the Philippines instead of Formosa.

B Leyte Island would be the first area of attack.

C Nimitz would invade Iwo Jima early the following year.

D None of the Above

B Troops were limited to an area around Kitano Point.

C Japanese soldiers were in full sight.

D It destroyed all airfields.

E All of the above.
9 In the Battle of Okinawa, __________ lost approximately 4,000 __________.
A Japan; civilians

B U.S.; warships

C Japan; troops

D US; sailors

__________. Three days later __________ was dropped on __________.

B Little Boy, Nagasaki; Fat Man, Hiroshima

C Fat Man, Hiroshima; Little Boy, Nagasaki

D None of the Above

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11 Put the following events in the correct sequence:

(Input the answers in the correct sequence, then push the ENTER button.)

B Doolittle raided Japan.

C Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

D Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

the defended area

B Outer Defense

C Defense Line
13 Japanese pilots who committed suicide by crash-diving their planes into their targets
A Suicide Pilots

B Terror Pilots

C Kamikaze Pilots

D Target Pilots

B The U.S. lost 3 and the Japanese lost 2.

C The Japanese lost 3 and the U.S. lost 1.

D None of the Above

B Rear Admiral Fletcher

C Admiral Nimitz

D General MacArthur

E None of the Above
16 Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atomic bombs?
A Tokyo and Nagasaki

B Nagasaki and Hiroshima

C Kyoto and Nagasaki

D Hiroshima and Tokyo

E Hiroshima and Kyoto

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urgent message. What was it?

B He requested additional troops to assist MacArthur with the invasion.

C He recommended that the Palaus and Yap be bypassed and ground forces

be turned over to MacArthur.

B Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, and Denmark

C Hungary, Iceland, Italy, and Luxembourg

D Turkey, Greece, Ukraine, and Germany

Harbor were

B Tora...Tora...Tora.

C May day! May day!

D Climb Mount Niitaka!

and strike the Japanese at every opportunity. What means of communication did he use?

B He made a radio broadcast.

C He made a television appearance.

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