Unit 9 Quiz 3 (Spring 2017)

1. In 1944 when the US took Saipan, more than a thousand Japanese civilians and soldiers jumped to their death from rocky cliffs rather than surrender

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False

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2. All three leaders (Churchill, FDR and Stalin) all agreed on how the Allies could win WWII in 1942.

True

False

3. Who did FDR select to lead the American led invasion of Western Europe?

Dwight Eisenhower

George Patton

Winston Churchill

Joseph Stalin

Douglas MacAthur

4. The war in the Pacific was brutal. American troops came up against Japanese soldiers who would fight to very last. Which of the following show the qualities of Japanese soldiers during World War II? *Check all that apply*

The Imperial Japanese Army’s Field Service Code said, “Never give up a position but rather die” and there were no instructions for surrender

The Japanese were confident that their loyalty and fighting spirit was enough to win the war against America

The Japanese lived by a code the prohibited surrender

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5. The fighting strategy used in the Pacific Theater was called...

Island hopping

Terror bombing

Kamikazes

Trench warfare

6. When the Americans joined the war, they initially found the terror bombing to be repugnant but agreed to continue the British strategy anyways since it showed to be productive.

True

False

7. In 1943 what did Churchill and FDR agree on? *Check all that apply*

Continue to bomb Germany

After victory in North Africa they would invade Italy…not the coast of France

The war years were good ones for working people

The Allies would accept only unconditional surrender from Germany, Italy and Japan, there would be no intermediate peace negotiations

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