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"December 7, 1941......a date that will live in infamy"
Who is US President Franklin Roosevelt?
Pearl Harbor is located on this Hawaiian Island
What is Oahu?
The first amphibiuous battle of the war occurred here
What is Guadalcanal?
The location of the Japanese internment camp that housed the most "disloyals"
What is Tulelake, California?
This strategy was vital to US success during the war in the Pacific
What is "island hopping"?
Made the decision to use atomic weapons against Japan during World War II
Who is US President Harry Truman?
The site of the infamous Death Marches for US soldiers in the War in the Pacific
What is Bataan?
On the island of Iwo Jima, this physical feature is where Japanese soldiers had dug tunnels and caves to entrench themselves from the US attacks
What is Mount Suribachi?
This is the term used to describe 1st generation Japanese who immigrated to the US
Who are Issei?
The location where 98 US and Allied pilots were executed by the Japanese during World War II
What is Wake Island?
Commander in Chief of all ground forces in the Pacific Theater during World War II
Who is General Douglas MacArthur?
The two locations which were the targets of US Atomic Bombs
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The dramatic and iconic flag raising from this successful battle has become symbolic of World War II in the Pacific Theater
What is Iwo Jima?
These devices were used by the Japanese to attack locations in the Western United States and were largely unsuccessful
What are balloon bombs?
This type of vehicle, capable of operating on land and in the water, was critical to US success during World War II
What is amphibious?
Commander in Chief of all naval forces during World War II in the Pacific
Who is Admiral Chester Nimitz?
According to Executive Order 9066, persons could be excluded from these areas
What is "military areas"?
This was the only American territory (NOT a state) occupied by the Japanese during World War II
What are the Aleutian Islands?
Who were "No-No Boys"?
The use of this "encouraged" the Soviet Union to declare war on Japan
What is the atomic bomb?
Emperor of Japan during World War II
Who is Emperor Hirohito?
The US state in which the only mainland fatalities from the war with Japan occurred
What is Oregon?
Japanese forces lost 4 aircraft carries here during this pivotal battle in the Pacific
What is the Battle of Midway?
This was proclaimed by President Truman on September 2, 1945 following the surrender ceremony aboard the USS Missouri
What is "V-J Day"?
This 1940 action taken by the United States is said to be one of the main reasons Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
What is an embargo on oil?