Turning Points in the Pacific

During World War II, which battle denied the Japanese the opportunity to attack Australia?

a. Battle of the Coral Sea

Which of the following losses changed the Japanese plan to continues advancing and taking islands in the Pacific?

a. Japan's loss of aircraft carriers in the Battle of Midway.

What new weapon made Allied leaders worry about the cost of i banding the Japanese mainland?

a. kamikaze fighters

Who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945?

b. President Harry Truman

Why did the Allies capture so few Japanese soldiers when they attacked Iwo Jima?

b. The Japanese had planned for no surviving prisoners.

Which is a result of island-hopping?

b. The end of the war was faster and fewer lives were lost.

The World War II strategy used by the US for attacking Japan was called

b. island hopping.

During World War II, who was the commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet?

c. Chester Nimitz

During World War II, US naval forces were able to intercept the Japanese fleet before it reached Midway because

c. US intelligence had deciphered messages laying out the Japanese plan.

Which of the following arguments decided the debate over using the atomic bomb against Japan in 1945?

c. Using the bomb would shorten the war and avoid heavy casualties among invading troops.

As a result of Japan's increasing use of suicide attacks in 1945, Allied leaders began

c. thinking of a new strategy besides invading the Japanese mainland.

During World War II, the Battle of Guadalcanal was significant because it

c. was the first major Allied offensive against Japanese forces.