Dhsnjrotc Ns-2 WWII: The Pacific War

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Dhsnjrotc Ns-2 WWII: The Pacific War

1. Admiral Yamamoto was Commander in Chief of Japan's

1. The Japanese code words which meant that surprise attack had been achieved at Pearl Harbor were

1. After the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, the United States

1. When the Japanese attacked, most of the U.S sailors were preparing for

1. The Japanese targets were pre-designated to

1. During the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor one U.S. battleship exploded after a bomb set off her ammunition magazines. That ship was the

1. The ships out to sea during the attack at Pearl Harbor were

1. Japanese planes missed the tank farm where fuel oil had been stored. How much fuel oil was stored in the tank farm when the attack occurred?

1. The loss of the U.S. battleships caused U.S. Pacific naval policy to be

1. The fight against Japan became known as the

1. After the Pearl Harbor attack, the Japanese felt they had established

1. The name of the U.S. Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, was

1. The U.S. was going to have to put forth an effort in the Atlantic throughout World War II to keep the

1. The Dutch admiral who commanded the ABDA naval force was

1. What American general was ordered out of the Philippines in March 1942 to take command of the defense of Australia?

1. What locale in the Carolines did Japan make into her "Pearl Harbor"?

1. What locale did the Japanese develop into their major forward base for further expansion southwestward?

1. The key to America's offense in the Pacific was

1. One advantage the Japanese had at the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942 was

1. The turning point in the Pacific War in June 1942 was the battle of

1. Who led a force of all-volunteer pilots in a raid against Tokyo in April 1942?

1. In the Indian Ocean, the Japanese perimeter was anchored by

1. On the south, the Japanese perimeter included the

1. The first great combat between carrier forces with neither fleet ever coming into sight of the other was the battle of

1. The primary cause of Japan's ultimate defeat at sea was

1. What island in the Solomon Islands became the objective of both sides following the battle at Midway?

1. The passage between the major Solomon Islands and Rabaul was nicknamed

1. The worse defeat in U.S. naval history occurred off

1. What specially trained force developed Henderson Field on Guadalcanal?

1. During the battles for Guadalcanal and New Guinea in late 1942, what was the major Japanese base in the Southwest Pacific?

1. During World War II the Japanese occupied American territory in the

1. One goal for the Pacific war following the Casablanca Conference of January 1943 was to isolate

1. The Japanese headquarters in the Marshall Islands were at

1. What physical characteristic made submarines used in the Pacific different from the ones used in the Atlantic?

1. After the Battle of the Phillipine Sea, the Fast Carrier Task Force became

1. Regarding the invasion of the central Philippines, Admiral Halsey sent Admiral Nimitz an urgent message. What was it?

1. What Pacific War island campaign cost the U.S. Marines the highest combat casualty rate (40 percent) of any amphibious assault in American history?

1. One of the easiest Allied conquests of the war was

1. The Third Fleet conducted heavy attacks on Formosa and Okinawa to

1. When General MacArthur waded ashore at Leyte, he called for the Filipino people to rise and strike the Japanese at every opportunity. What means of communication did he use?

1. The Japanese objective in Leyte Gulf was to

1. What was the outcome of the Battles for Leyte Gulf?

1. What new threat appeared for the first time in the Pacific War at Leyte Gulf?

1. What Pacific island, held by the Japanese, allowed the home island defenses to be alerted when American bombers were enroute to Japan?

1. Who gave the final order to drop atomic bombs on two Japanese cities?

1. Who signed the surrender document acceptance for the United States?

1. The surrender document was signed aboard what United States ship?

1. General MacArthur directed the occupation of Japan from his head quarters in

1. What two aircraft carriers were out at sea during the Pearl Harbor attack?

1. Of the following groups of countries which are ALL presently U.S. allies in NATO?