Battles
Turning point of the Pacific War
The Battle of Midway
Who was the president during the war?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What is cryptology?
The study, writing and solving of codes
Which of the Hawaiian islands was bombarded by the Japanese on December 7th 1941
Oahu
Air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on the island of Honshu during World War II, the first air operation to strike the Japanese Home Islands.
The Doolittle Raids
Major naval battle with a carrier vs carrier fight where neither side had a visible view? (other than Midway)
Bonus: what were the 2 allied aircraft carriers??
Battle of Coral Sea
Yorktown and Lexington
Who was the leader of Imperial Japan?
Emperor Hirohito
What is the direct translation of "kamikaze"?
"Divine Wind"
Where was "arguably the greatest military effort in history... just as complex as the D-day invasion in Europe"
-Guam -Saipan -Sarigan -Pagan
Saipan (Marianas Islands)
Which of the following was not conquered by Imperial Japan?
-New Caledonia -Andaman Islands
-Nauru -New Hebrides
New Hebrides, or present day Vanuatu
The largest battle during the Pacific campaign accompanied with the first use of kamikazes by the Japanese
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Commander of the allied naval air and sea forces
Admiral Chester Nimitz
What was the official name for concrete bunkers or forts?
Pill boxes
Where was the USS Missouri anchored when Japan signed the surrender document?
Tokyo Bay
What was the name of the 64,000 ton superbattleship which carried Yamamoto in the Battle of Midway
Yamato
The more common name for Operation Watchtower
The Battle of Guadalcanal
Who was the General of the Philippine army?
General Douglas MacArthur
The code name for the research and development program where scientists invented the atomic bomb
The Manhattan Project
It was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of World War II. It also resulted in the largest casualties with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 casualties for the Allies. Where did it occur?
Okinawa, Japan
A contingency plan for an island-hopping campaign across the Pacific was called what?
War Plan Orange (used by Nimitz)
This island was considered to have great tactical importance for the allies. There were two airfields on the island – under Japan's control. What was the battle named?
Iwo Jima
Commander in Chief of the Japanese navy was who?
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
The forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war
Bataan Death March
In Jan 1942, ABDA (American, British, Dutch, and Australian) defense command was formed in what country? Who later conquered this country?
Java, and to be later conquered by Imperial Japan (29 Feb)
Battle of the Java Sea
What was the proposed Allied plan for the invasion of Japan near the end of World War II before the bombings and final surrender?
Operation Downfall