WH 2.6

Appoximately how many people were killed during the Battle of Okinawa?

200,000

Which was one of the first islands taken in the island-hopping campaign?

Guadalcanal

Which president decided to use the atomic bomb in the summer of 1945?

Harry S. Truman

Over which cities did the United States drop the atomic bomb? Check all that apply.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

When did the Allies liberate the Philippines?

January of 1945

When the Soviets entered the war in August 1945, which Japanese-occupied territory did they invade?

Manchuria

Which of these events occurred first during the summer of 1945?

Truman gave Japan an ultimatum to surrender

What effect did the dropping of the atomic bomb have after the war?

it started a nuclear arms race

Why did the Allies believe that New Guinea was strategically important?

it was large enough to house military base

Why was Okinawa the last step in the Allies' island-hopping campaign?

it was the staging area for the invasion of Japan

Why was Iwo Jima a major step in the Allies' island-hopping campaign?

its airfields would enable them to attack Japan

Why did the Allies target weak islands?

the Japanese were not as deeply entrenched on these islands

The Allies' decisive victory at the battle of Leyte Gulf best indicated that

the island-hopping strategy was working

Why is Iwo Jima considered one of the bloodiest battles that occurred on the Pacific front?

there were about 45,000 casualties in 36 days

What was the primary reason the Allies seized Saipan in 1944?

to push north and west toward Japan