Japanese Occupations
The Allies
Important Dates
U.S. Island Hopping
Leaders and Generals
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What was the first nation to be invaded by the Japanese Empire?
China
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Which nation was attacked on December 7th, 1941, and would later declare war on Japan?
The United States of America
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What was the day, month, and year of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7th, 1941
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What was the name of the set of islands that the U.S. recovered from Japan?
The Soloman islands, or Guadalcanal
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Who was President of the United States of America from 1933-1945?
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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What was the name of the French territory occupied by the Japanese Empire?
Indochina
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What Pacific ally helped the U.S.A. in their island-hopping campaign, and helped defend South East Asia from Japan?
Australia
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What was the date in which the United States of America and the United Kingdom declared war on Japan?
December 8th, 1941
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What were the goals of the Marshall and Gilbert island campaigns?
To push the Japanese out of the Pacific and set up airfields and naval bases for upcoming air and naval battles in the Pacific.
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Who was the Emperor of Japan during the Second World War?
Emperor Michinomiya Hirohito
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What colony in South East Asia was invaded by Japan for its resources?
The Dutch East Indies
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What nations owned the highly prosperous lands on the islands of South East Asia that were sought after by Imperial Japan?
The Netherlands
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What was the date in which China officially declared war on Japan, even though fighting raged for about 4 years at this point?
December 9th, 1941
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What was the land battle called where U.S. forces landed on an island in the Philippines led by MacArthur? Hint: There was also a naval battle by about the same name
Battle of Leyte
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The leader of the Imperial Japanese Navy and ordered attack on Pearl Habor.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
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What American territory, with American and Filipino forces led by Douglas MacArthur, was invaded 10 hours after Pearl Harbor?
The Philippines
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What nation was at war with Germany 2 years earlier but was brought into war with Japan when their Pacific territories were attacked?
The United Kingdom
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What was the date of the Battle of Midway?
June 4th, 1942 - June 8th, 1942
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What was the battle, off the coast of Japan, that lost its strategic value after losing a lot of American soldiers in the battle? Hint:
Battle of Iwo Jima
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Who was Admiral of the United States Pacific Fleet during World War II and fought the battles of Midway and the Coral Sea?
Admiral Chester Nimitz
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What island was attacked by Japan simultaneously with the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was captured by Japan 16 days later?
Wake Island
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Japan had a border skirmish with these two nations, but afterward, they signed a treaty of peace between their two nations.
The Soviet Union and Mongolia
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When did Japan officially surrender, ending WWII?
September 2nd, 1945
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This was the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific Theater. This saw some of the fiercest fightings of the theater as well.
Battle of Okinawa
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Field Marshall of the Army of the Philippines, was a prominent commander in the war against Japan.
Field Marshall Douglas MacArthur