Victory in Europe

Question 1

What was the significance of the Battle of Guadalcanal?

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B: It was the first Allied victory in their island-hopping strategy.

Question 2

Which statement characterizes Ogawa’s feelings about his mission?

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D: He was proud that he was going to die for his country.

Question 3

What is Truman’s purpose in delivering this speech?

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D: to threaten Japan with further attacks if it fails to surrender

Question 4

Based on the video, what can be inferred about why Japan surrendered after the bombing of Nagasaki?

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B: Japan knew it could not win the war.

Question 5

The Battle of resulted in the highest casualties for the United States and Japan.

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B: Okinawa

Question 6

How many Americans were killed in the Pacific theater?

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A: about 100,000

Question 7

Which of these claims is supported by evidence in the passage?

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D: The relatively small number of wounded Japanese troops was related to their unwillingness to surrender.

Question 8

The Japanese had at least 40,000 casualties in of the battles shown on the graph.

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B: two

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