June 19 and 20, 1944, the US Fleet attacked the Japanese fleet and Japanese fleet lost over 200 aircraft, Americans lost 20 aircraft -- Two Japanese carriers were destroyed (page 47)
What is The Battle of the Philippine Sea?
100
Place where General MacArthur, Admiral Nimitz, and President Roosevelt met to discuss the liberation of the Philippines from the Japanese (page 47)
Where is Honolulu, Hawaii?
100
Commander of Allied forces in the Philippines; would leave for Australia in March of 1942, but say the famous words of "I Shall Return"(page 39)
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
100
This act passed by Congress increased the size of the fleet of the American navy, particularly naval aircraft and aircraft carriers (page 38)
What is the Two-Ocean Naval Act of 1940?
100
This group was commanded by Claire Lee Chennault and had official members of the 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force from 1941 - 1942. (page 38)
Who are the Flying Tigers?
200
April 1943 - Yamamoto's plan that involved a mass air attack on American installation in New Guinea and Guadalcanal (page 46)
What is Operation I?
200
means "divine wind," Japanese suicide fliers (page 48)
What is a kamikaze pilot?
200
Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet (page 43)
Who is Admiral Chester Nimitz?
200
Located northeast of Australia, June of 1942, US Marines sized an airstrip and finally saw the Japanese leave the island in January of 1943 (page 45)
What is the Battle of Guadalcanal?
200
Approximately 75,000 American and Filipino soldiers, starving and exhausted, became Japanese POWs and were forced to march 65 miles to prison camps.
What is the Bataan Death March?
300
The battle where Japan plotted to extend their control over the region by seizing all of New Guinea and occupying the Solomon Islands (page 43)
What is the Battle of Coral Sea?
300
In Pearl Harbor, this is where there were eight battleships were anchored -- some of their names are Colorado, Oklahoma, Arizona
What is "Battleship Row"?
300
Commander that took over Douglas MacArthur's post in the Philippines (page 42)
Who is Jonathan M. Wainwright?
300
On June 11, 1944, American forces began their attack on the island of Saipan, fighting for a month, suffering 14,000 casualties (page 46)
What is the Battle of Saipan?
300
The strategy used by the Allied forces in the Pacific where they would conquer one island after the next.
What is Island Hopping?
400
This is the group which were outnumbered and lacking in ammunition and supplies were easily defeated by the Japanese -- disastrous for the Allies, over 2,000 soldiers were killed and five ships sunk (pg. 41)
What is the ABDA Fleet?
400
On December 7, 1941, Roosevelt gave a speech to Congress declaring that December 6th would be a date that would live....(page 41)
What is a "Date that will live in Infamy"?
400
This man became the prime minister of Japan in October 1941; wanted to expand Japan's borders and continue to plan attacks on the United States (page 39)
Who is Hideki Tojo?
400
This battle in 1942 served as the turning point of the Pacific War due to the massive losses to the Japanese fleet (page 44)
What is the Battle of Midway?
400
Date of Pearl Harbor
What is December 7, 1941?
500
Code name for the information American's gleamed through Japanese code breaking, specifically for Pearl Harbor
What is Magic?
500
A secret mission using 16 B-25 bombers launched of the USS Hornet to sail to Japan and bomb the city of Tokyo(page 42)
What is the Doolittle Raid?
500
Operation Cartwheel was detailed by General Douglas MacArthur and this man (page 46)
Who is Admiral William "Bull" Halsey?
500
This Battle began on February 19, 1945, when US Marines landed on the black sand beaches that were defeated by 21,000 Japanese soldiers (page 48)
What is Iwo Jima?
500
This speech, given on October 5, 1937, by Franklin D. Roosevelt stated that the United State would not help Japan due to their hostility in China and SE Asia. (page 37)