Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

b. The Japanese had planned for no surviving prisoners.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which is a result of island-hopping?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

a. kamikaze fighters

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

b. island hopping.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

c. Chester Nimitz

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

a. Battle of the Coral Sea

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

b. President Harry Truman

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

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