Japanese Victories
Allied Victories
Strategies
Perspective
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What was the name of the Japanese attack on a US Naval base in Hawaii?
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
100
What was the final US attack on the Japanese homeland?
The bombing of Nagasaki
100
What was the Japanese special attack force?
Kamikaze Pilots
100
What was US Naval Officer, Charles Lockwood's view on the Pearl Harbor attack?
He was angry and was overcome with hatred for the Japanese
200
What was one of the British Colonies that Japan controlled?
Malaya, Hong Kong, Burma
200
What was the first battle that the Allies considered to be a victory?
The Battle of the Coral Sea
200
What was the major Allied strategy?
Island Hopping
200
What were the feelings of Japanese American's after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Scared, sad, depressed...
300
What was the reason to attack Pearl Harbor?
To severely damage the US Navy
300
Who was Jimmy Doolittle?
A US military General who led the Doolittle raid
300
What did Island Hopping entail?
Hitting one island and skipping the next.
300
What did a US soldier during the Saipan campaign describe war as?
An ugly, rotten, dirty business
400
Which southern Asian island was partly controlled by the Japanese and partly by the Allies as of the 1942 map?
New Guinea
400
What Battle is known to be the major Allied victory during the Pacific Campaign?
The Guadalcanal Campaign
400
Which Japanese attack force was responsible for the most US casualties in Okinawa?
Kamikazes
400
What was Lieutenant Kamaguchi's only regret?
That he had not fought enough.
500
Which Asian nation that prides itself for never being colonized, saw a Japanese invasion force land in their country?
Thailand
500
What battle in the Pacific lead to the most Japanese casualties?
The Battle of Okinawa
500
What drink was drunk by the Kamikaze pilots before their death flight?
Sake
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How were the Japanese citizens of Okinawa affected by the battle?
They were forced to hide in caves and commit suicide or die of starvation.
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