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1
Q

What country was General Douglas MacArthur forced to leave in 1942?

A

Philippines

2
Q

What was the raid of Reprisal?

A
  • lift American morale

- Japanese homeland open to attack

3
Q

Early in the Pacific campaign, was there a decision to bomb Tokyo as early in the war as possible?

A

yes

4
Q

Who led the Raid of Reprisal?

A

Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle

5
Q

Was the Raid of Reprisal a success?

A

yes

6
Q

What is a Reprisal?

A

a nation applying force on another in retaliation for acts committed (kind of like revenge)

7
Q

When did Japan threaten Australia?

A

May 1942

8
Q

Where did the battle of the Coral Sea take place?

A

Australia

9
Q

Who was defeated in the battle of the Coral Sea?

A

Japan

10
Q

How were the Solomon Islands and airfield at Guadalcanal a strategic location for the US?

A

strategic location in US supply line from Hawaii to Australia

11
Q

What were the remainder of the Solomon Islands the Allies captured in 1943?

A
  • Tarawa in Gilbert Islands

- Attu, Kiska in Aleutians

12
Q

Who was the general who led the American forces in the war against Japan in the Pacific?

A

MacArthur

13
Q

US victories in which battles paved a way for landing in the Philippines in 1945?

A
  • Philippine Sea

- Leyte Gulf

14
Q

Victories in battles at which places brought the Allies closer to Japan?

A
  • Okinawa

- Iwo Jima

15
Q

What is kamikaze?

A

Japanese suicidal tactic of planes with explosives crashing into ships

16
Q

Which President decided to use the atomic bomb in war for the first time?

A

President Truman

17
Q

When and where were Atomic bombs dropped on Japan?

A

Hiroshima- Aug 6

Nagasaki- Aug 9

18
Q

Is it estimated that WWII would have lasted longer if the atomic bombs were not used on Japan?

A

yes

19
Q

When was Japan’s surrender formalized?

A

Sept 2, 1945

20
Q

The war in the Pacific was largely fought on what?

A

sea

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