Turning Points in the Pacific

Question 1

What made Allied leaders worry about the cost of invading the Japanese mainland?

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kamikaze fighters

Question 2

The World War II strategy used by the US for attacking Japan was called

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island hopping.

Question 3

Which of the following arguments decided the debate over using the atomic bomb against Japan in 1945?

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Using the bomb would shorten the war and avoid heavy casualties among invading troops.

Question 4

Which Allied nation dropped the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945?

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United States

Question 5

Which is a result of island-hopping?

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The end of the war was faster and fewer lives were lost.

Question 6

During World War II, who was the commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet?

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Chester Nimitz

Question 7

During World War II, which battle denied the Japanese the opportunity to attack Australia?

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Battle of the Coral Sea

Question 8

Before August 1945, military leaders in Japan

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refused Allied requests for their surrender.

Question 9

During World War II, the Battle of Guadalcanal was significant because it

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was the first major Allied offensive against Japanese forces.

Question 10

The Japanese planned to continue advancing and taking islands in the Pacific. Which of the following losses changed that plan?

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Japan’s loss of aircraft carriers in the Battle of Midway.

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