Social studies Unit 9 test Flashcards
Who were the Americans fighting in the Pacific?
The Japanese
What happened in the
Philippines right after General
Douglas MacArthur left for
Australia in March of 1942?
American and Filipino troops surrendered to the
Japanese
What did 70,000 American and
Filipino soldiers endure?
Bataan Death March – 63 mile walk, starved and
beaten by Japanese soldiers.
Why were more than 400 Navajo
recruited for the war?
To serve as code talkers
Where did the Allies fear the
Japanese would advance?
India, Australia and U.S. mainland
Why was the Battle of Coral Sea
important?
While neither side won a clear victory, it did stop
Japanese assault on Port Moresby
What two Allied victories helped
change the course of the war in the
Pacific?
Midway and Guadalcanal
How did the strategy of island
hopping work?
Allied forces took only the most strategically important
islands instead of each Japanese held island.
In the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the
largest battle in history, who led the
mission?
General MacArthur
What made Iwo Jima such a
difficult island to take?
Japanese soldiers dug in caves making it difficult to
spot and overtake their locations. They were also
ordered to fight to the death.
What two islands did the Allies
take over to get closer to the
mainland?
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
What did the flag on Mt. Suribachi
on the island of Iwo Jima signal?
Victory even though fighting continued.
Courage
Determination
Patriotism
After the Japanese lost control of
the Philippines, they resorted to what
new weapon?
Kamikaze – Piloted planes filled with explosives
crashing into enemy war ships.
What was used to help Allied ships find and destroy German U-boats?
Sonar
Why does Stalin want the Allies to attack Europe immediately?
To distract the German forces and to
take pressure off the eastern front.
