World War II in the Pacific

1. What two countries were already involved in a military conflict before the beginning of World War II?

2. Which event led the United States to enter WWII?

3. Who was the US president at the start of WWII?

4. Who was emperor of Japan during World War II?

5. When did Japanese Navy attack Pearl Harbor?

6. What was the code name for the Japanese attack on U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor in WWII?

7. How many days lasted the Attack on Pearl Harbor?

8. Within three days of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which three countries declared war on Japan?

9. Who was commander of the Japanese Navy and a leader in the attack on Pearl Harbor?

10. Which United States general led the army in the Pacific and the fighting against Japan?

11. Which ship was sunk at Pearl Harbor when over 1100 US soldiers lost their lives?

12. The picture of marines raising a flag that was used for the Marine Corps Memorial in Virginia was taken on what island?

13. Which Australian city did Japan attack in February of 1942?

14. What was the name of th US army general Patton who fought in WWII?

15. The goal of Operation Detachment was to capture which island in the Pacific in WWII?

16. What were Japanese suicide bombers called during WWII?

17. In which present country the Battle of Guadalcanal occurred?

18. Who won the Battle of Midway?

19. What was the code name for the U.S. program to build an atomic bomb in WWII?

20. What scientist wrote a letter to US President Roosevelt telling him of the potential of an atomic bomb?

21. What scientist and leader of the atomic bomb research team is considered the father of the atomic bomb?

22. Which American president ordered to use the atomic bomb against Japan in WWII?

23. What was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

24. What was the second city the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on in WWII?

25. What was the last major battle of World War II?

26. Where did the "Bataan Death March" take place in 1942 after the Americans surrended to the Japanese?

27. Who won the Battle of Saipan in 1944?

28. What was the biggest naval battle in the history?

29. On which ship the Japanese meet Allied leaders and signed the surrender in 1945?

30. What is the estimated death toll from atomic bombs dropped on Japan?