The War In The Pacific

Front 1

Japan had shortages of raw materials and land. They chose to build an empire through _____________ to meet these needs.

Back 1

War

Front 2

Japan believed it was their destiny to ___________ Asia.

Back 2

Dominate

Front 3

Japan invaded Manchuria in __________.

Back 3

1931

Front 4

Japan invaded China in ___________.

Back 4

1937

Front 5

Japan invaded French Indochina in _________.

Back 5

1941

Front 6

The United States stopped the sale of war materials to Japan on _________.

Back 6

July 1941

Front 7

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on ___________.

Back 7

December 7 1941

Front 8

Japan saw the U.S. as the only thing that could stop them from controlling ____________.

Back 8

Asia

Front 9

2,400 Americans were killed and 18 ships sunk when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on _____________.

Back 9

December 7th 1941

Front 10

President Roosevelt called the attack on Pearl harbor a date that _________.

Back 10

We live infamy

Front 11

On December 7th 1941 Germany declares war on the ____________.

Back 11

U.S.

Front 12

On December 7th 1941 the US declares war on the _____________.

Back 12

Axis powes

Front 13

On December 7th 1941 ___________ awakens.

Back 13

Sleeping giant

Front 14

__________________ conquered many nations including Guam Wake Island the Philippines the Dutch Indies Malaysia Burma and Hong Kong.

Back 14

Japan

Front 15

_____________ delivered extremely brutal treatment to people in occupied areas. (Atrocities)

Back 15

Japan

Front 16

Commander of the Allied naval forces

Back 16

Admiral Nimitz

Front 17

Commander of Allied land forces

Back 17

General MacArthur

Front 18

When was the Battle of the Coral Sea?

Back 18

May 1942

Front 19

In the battle of the coral seas the Navy's fought without firing directly at each other using _________________.

Back 19

Aircraft from carriers only

Front 20

In the battle of the Coral Sea May 1942 the Navy's fought to a __________, but it did slow down the Japanese

Back 20

Draw

Front 21

When did the Battle of Midway take place

Back 21

June 1942

Front 22

In the Battle of ____________ the US broke Japanese code and knew in attack was coming

Back 22

Midway

Front 23

In the Battle of Midway the US ambushed the ____________fleet and destroyed 322 planes and 4 carriers

Back 23

Japanese

Front 24

The ______________ was a turning point of the Pacific war

Back 24

Battle of Midway

Front 25

When did the Battle of Guadalcanal take place?

Back 25

August 1942 through February 1943

Front 26

In the Battle of ___________the Allied forces overran the Japanese air base and conquered the island.

Back 26

Guadalcanal

Front 27

Avoid some islands and gain control of islands close to Japan is a strategy called __________.

Back 27

Island hopping

Front 28

Japan was ___________ the materials and weapons they were losing

Back 28

Unable to replace

Front 29

In desperation the Japanese began using the _____________ strategy with their planes.

Back 29

Kamikaze

Front 30

Japanese suicide planes are called ____________.

Back 30

Kamikaze

Front 31

Americans took _____________ and other Islands approaching Japan

Back 31

Philippines

Front 32

Between March and April 1945 the US takes _____________ and ____________.

Back 32

Iwo and Okinawa

Front 33

The taking of Iwo Jima and Okinawa gave the US _______________ close to Tokyo.

Back 33

Air bases

Front 34

The US made numerous ___________ raids on Japan with help from air bases close to Tokyo

Back 34

Bombing

Front 35

Plans were made for a _____________ type invasion of Japan

Back 35

D-Day

Front 36

Estimated U.S. casualties would have been a _______________ men on a D-Day type invasion of Japan

Back 36

Million 100,0000,000

Front 37

Estimated Japanese casualties for a D-day type invasion were in the______________.

Back 37

Millions

Front 38

Us top secret program to develop the atom bomb was called___________.

Back 38

Manhattan project

Front 39

The first atom bomb was dropped on ____________.

Back 39

Hiroshima

Front 40

What date was the first Atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima

Back 40

August 6th 1945

Front 41

___________ people died from the Hiroshima atom bomb

Back 41

73,000

Front 42

____________ people died from the effects of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, within a year.

Back 42

70,000

Front 43

Japan _____________ after the Hiroshima atomic bomb

Back 43

Would not

Front 44

The second atomic bomb was dropped on ____________ Japan.

Back 44

Nagasaki

Front 45

On what date was the second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Japan

Back 45

August 9th 1945

Front 46

_______________ people died from the second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Japan

Back 46

37,000

Front 47

After the second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan agrees to ________________.

Back 47

Surrender

Front 48

Japan formally surrendered on ______________.

Back 48

September 2 1945

Front 49

Japan's formal surrender on September 2, 1945 was called _______________.

Back 49

V-J Day

Front 50

After Japan's surrender _______________ were to occupy Japan until the new government is formed

Back 50

U.S. Troops