Definitions
The international military coalition (Powers) composed of Germany Italy and Japan
What are the Axis powers?
an American United States Army corporal who served as a combat medic with an infantry company in World War II. (Hint, he never touched a single weapon)
Desmond Doss
Define Kamikaze (without the study guide)
a Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target. (o something along these lines
The battle of Okinawa lasted this long, making it one of the longer battles of WW2
3 months
The international military coalition (or Powers) is composed of the United Kingdom, the United States, and The Soviet Union.
What are the Allied powers
a Japanese general who served during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. He was the commanding general of the 32nd Army, which fought in the Battle of Okinawa during the final stages of the war.
Mitsuru Ujishima
How many men were killed or drowned by Kamikaze
4,900
The estimated death toll of ______ is what made the Battle of Okinawa one of the Bloodiest in the Pacific.
200,000
a Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target.
What is Kamikaze
This commander led the 5t fleet containing over 256 warships
Raymond A Spruce
How many men were wounded by Kamikaze attacks?
4,800
The historical impact of the Battle of Okinawa is what led to the U.S using this weapon against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic Bomb
largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War, an 82-day-long battle. After a long campaign of island hopping, the Allies were approaching Japan and planned to use a large island close to mainland Japan as a base for air operations on the planned invasion of the Japanese mainland many local civilians were killed or committed suicide
The Battle of Okinawa
The Allies were led by this American General who died at the end of the battle of Okinawa
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
How many Kamikaze aircraft were lost
763
BONUS 1: Exactly how long did WW2 last
6 years
Japan’s mighty battleship was sent to launch a surprise attack on the Fifth Fleet and then annihilate American troops pinned down near the Shuri Line.
What is Yamato battleship
a United States Marine Corps officer who became the first Hispanic lieutenant general.
Pedro DeValle
What day did the Japanese release their Kamikaze pilots on the 5th fleet
April 4th
BONUS 2: Since we're on the topic of Japan, where were Japanese Americans sent upon the signing of Executive Order 9066?
Internmnent camps