U69: Japan's Pacific Campaign: Practice quiz

Which of these actions did the United States take immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor? The United States ordered the evacuation of its citizens from the West Coast. Congress voted to continue its isolationist policy. American forces sailed to Japan and began to attack it. Congress declared war on Japan the next day.

Congress declared war on Japan the next day.

Which statements describe actions taken by Japan before the Pearl Harbor attack that resulted in strained relations with the United States? Check all that apply. It entered into an alliance with Germany and Italy. It placed an embargo on imports from the United States. It occupied French Indochina. It torpedoed American ships in the Pacific. It invaded China to gain control. It allied itself with Britain and France.

It entered into an alliance with Germany and Italy. It occupied French Indochina. It invaded China to gain control.

Which statements accurately describe the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? Check all that apply. The attack did minimal damage. The Americans were unprepared for the attack. The Japanese occupied Hawaii after the attack. The American Navy was severely weakened. No American vessels were destroyed.

The Americans were unprepared for the attack. The American Navy was severely weakened.

After their attack on Pearl Harbor, what did Japanese leaders do next? They offered peace terms to the United States. They tried to gain as much territory in the Pacific as possible. They invaded the West Coast of the United States. They sat back and waited for the United States to take action.

They tried to gain as much territory in the Pacific as possible.

An official government order that limits trade with another nation to punish or pressure that nation in some way is known as an act of war. an embargo. isolationism. appeasement.

an embargo.

President Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." Which of these definitions is the best meaning of the word "infamy"? celebration dishonor fame honor

dishonor

Which of these words best describe the appearance of the prisoners? Check all that apply. hungry content ill-treated exhausted relaxed suffering well-treated

hungry ill-treated exhausted suffering

To win the war in the Pacific, the United States adopted a strategy called massive retaliation. appeasement. island-hopping. liberation.

island-hopping.

Which of these terms best describes the official foreign policy of the United States at the start of World War II in 1939? aggressive isolationist militaristic interventionist

isolationist

To continue expanding its empire, Japan needed large supplies of cotton. rice. oil. water.

oil.