Generals
Who was named the general of one section of the pacific theater (US)
Chester Nimitz
Which American air base was bombed to enter the US in the war?
Pearl Harbor
Why did the US want to take the small islands in the pacific such as Solomon Island?
In order to acquire air bases
What were the two most important war products used in the Pacific?
Planes and Ships
Who won the war in the pacific
The allies
Who was named the other general of the pacific theater?
Douglas MacArthur
Which battle was fought to acquire the Solomon Islands?
guadalcanal
Why were air bases and runways so important during the war in the pacific?
Because Mainland japan is a water locked island and air battle was incredibly important
What weapon was carried by every soldier in ww2?
M1
What two cities were bombed to end the war?
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Who was the Japanese commander of the bombing at Pearl Harbor, and many other Japanese attacks and battles?
Isoroku Yamamoto
What was the goal of the battle of Leyte Gulf?
To liberate the Phillipines
What were the Japanese soldiers called that committed suicide to in order to crash a plane into US ships?
Kamakazi
What did japanese kamikaze soldiers use for destruction?
Airplanes
How many people died, directly, in the atomic bombings?
90,000–146,000 people in Hiroshima and 39,000–80,000 people in Nagasaki
Who was the Japanese general at Iwo Jima?
General Hideyoshi Obata
Which battle was being fought in the pacific while D-Day was occurring in Europe?
Battle of the Phillipines Sea
Did the Japanese Emporer ever give up or worry about losing his whole population?
No
What was it called when the US would take island by island on way to Japan?
Island Hopping?
What put laws in place to prevent the horrific acts that occurred during the war
Geneva convention
Who commanded the US at Guadacanal?
Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley
How many Americans were killed at Pearl Harbor?
2400
What was it called when the US decided to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Total War
What was the bomb called that bombed the Japanese cities?
Atomic Bomb
Who was the president that was in office when the war ended?
Harry S. Truman