18-4Study Guide
World History
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DIRECTIONS: Be as specific as possible in your answers!
- What U.S. General stated “I shall return” in the Philippines? Douglas MacArthur
- What were the three reasons fighting in the Pacific was different from fighting in Europe? Fought at Sea, On tiny Islands, and In deep Jungles
5. In the beginning of the war in the Pacific what country won most of the battles? Japan
6. Describe what the Bataan Death March was! HARSH very BRUTAL, 68 mile march of American and Filipino prisoners of war on the Island of Bataan where hundreds of American soldiers dies and some 10,000 Filipino soldiers died
7. In what TWO battles did the U.S. stop the advance of the Japanese and damage the Japanese
Fleet? Coral Sea and Midway
9. Where was the first victory in the Pacific for U.S. that began “Island Hopping”? Guadalcanal
10. What is ISLAND HOPPING? Recapture some islands and skip some islands on the advance to Japan
11. Who was the commander of the U.S. Navy by 1944? Admiral Chester Nimitz
12. Despite setbacks in the Pacific what government rejected any suggestions of surrender in 1944? Japan
13. Who said “If the war is to be lost, the nation also will perish”? Adolf Hitler
14. In December of 1944 the Germans launched a counter offensive in Belgium, it would be Hitler’s last offensive of the war, what was the battle called? Battle of the Bulge
15. What was happening to Hitler’s support in Germany by late 1944? Declining… already 2 assasination attempts
16. What weapons had the Allies been using against Germany that destroyed most of their industrial might from about 1943 to 1945? Bombers
17. By March 1945 the Allies had crossed what River into Germany? Rhine River
18. By March 1945 the Soviets on the east of Germany had almost reached what German city? Berlin
19. What river did American and Soviet soldiers meet at in Germany by late April 1945? Elbe River
20. What happened to Mussolini in Italy? Captured by Italian guerrillas and executed, hung in the Milan town square for everyone to see along with his wife
21. What happened to Hitler in Germany? Committed suicide in his bunker along with Eva Braun
22. Hitler’s 3rd REICH failed after only 12 years!!! What day was V-E Day [Victory in Europe]? May 8, 1945
23. After Victory in Europe what were the allies able to do? Concentrate on the Pacific War
24. Japan’s navy and air force were almost totally destroyed by mid 1945 why didn’t they surrender? Had 2 million man army and FOOLISH PRIDE
25. What was a KAMIKAZE? Suicide pilots flew planes into ships ‘Divine Wind’
26. Where did some experts put the possible casualties at if the Allies invaded Japan? Millions
27. There was an option to all of those deaths, WHAT was it? The Atomic Bomb
28. When and Where was the first atomic bomb tested? Alamogordo, New Mexico, July 1945
30. What happened to the United States President on April 12th 1945, and who became President? FDR died and Harry Truman became President “Give-em Hell Harry”
31. What city was bombed by the U.S. on August 6, 1945 and how many people were reportedly killed instantly? Hiroshima 70,000 killed
33. On August 8, 1945 the Soviet Union declared war on Japan and invaded what area? Manchuria
34. Because there was no response from the Japanese government after the bomb and Soviet invasion what did the United States do on August 9, 1945, and how many died this time? Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki 40,000 killed
35. Who was the Emperor of Japan that forced his government to finally surrender? Hirohito
36. What was the date that Japan finally surrendered to the Allies aboard the USS Missouri? September 2nd 1945