Lesson 7- Japan in the Pacific

Question 1

The Battle of the Coral Sea introduced a new kind of warfare in which

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airplanes were used to attack opposing ships.

Question 2

What happened to Allied troops after they surrendered to Japan in the Philippines?

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They were taken prisoner and forced to march to Japanese prison camps.

Question 3

In the spring of 1942, the US bombed Tokyo in what became known as the

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Doolittle Raid.

Question 4

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s address to Congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor.Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. . . . I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.

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He wanted to convince Americans that war was the only way to deal with Japan.

Question 5

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2,300

Question 6

The Dutch East Indies were targeted by Japan for expansion because of its

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natural resources.

Question 7

After Japan’s victory in the Philippines, which strategy did the US use to turn the war in its favor?

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The US used airplanes and aircraft carriers against Japan.

Question 8

The Doolittle Raid in the spring of 1942 proved that Japan’s homeland was

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conquerable.

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