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World War II in the Pacific

Documentary: The Island War 1. In 1943, Japan wa at the hei!ht of it militar" power. #he" controlled $urma, the Philippine , %ala"a and the Dutch &a t Indie . What i thi re!ion of the world 'nown a toda"( a. #hailand ). *awaii c. Indone ia +. What two trate!ic upplie did thi re!ion ha,e( a. Wood and natural !a ). -il and ru))er c. Iron ore and 3. What wa the .merican militar" trate!" to low down the Japane e in 1943( a. /ut uppl" line ). De tro" Japane e territor" with plane c. %ultiple attac' to di,ide the Japane e force 4. .merican !eneral Dou!la %ac.rthur had made a promi e to return to which countr" to a,e the .merican troop that were )ein! held pri oner( a. Japan ). #he Philippine c. Indone ia 0. #rue or 1al e: .merican 2air power3 wa Pacific( a. #rue ). 1al e uperior to the Japane e durin! the )attle for control of the

4. What weapon did the .merican u e mo t effecti,el" when pu hin! )ac' the Japane e defen e line in the 5un!le terrain of the Pacific( a. #an' ). %achine !un c. 1lame thrower 6. What wa the name of a Japane e uicidal char!e durin! )attle( a. 7ami'a8e ). $un8ai c. 9u hi :. Durin! the lar!e t air craft carrier )attle of the war ;)attle for Philippian < 9ea= how man" air craft carrier and plane did the Japane e ha,e in compari on to the .merican 10 air craft carrier and 9>> plane ( a. 9:0>> ). 1:1 c. 0:0>

9. What did man" Japane e ci,ilian do rather than )ein! captured )" the .merican ( a. *ide in their hou e ). 9ail to /hina c. Jump of cliff , 'illin! them el,e 1>. What did the Japane e operation 29ho3 mean in &n!li h( a. ?ictor" ). Death c. @ife 11. What wa the new de perate )attle tactic the Japane e tarted to u e to tr" and chan!e the tide of the war( a. #he Japane e made children fi!ht ). #actic 'nown a di,ine wind, or 'ami'a8e c. #he Japane e u ed amurai 1+. .ccordin! to the Japane e, it i )etter to ___________ than li,e a a coward( a. $e captured ). 1i!ht c. Die 13. What wa the Philippine capital that the .merican< wanted to capture to !ain control of the countr"( a. %anila ). $utuan c. /aloocan 14. *ow man" ci,ilian died durin! the )attle for the Philippine capital( a. 1>,>>> ). 1>>,>>> c. 1,>>>,>>> 10. In 194+ what $riti h controlled countr" did Japan in,ade( a. $urma ). #hailand c. #aiwan Final Question /ompare and contra t the land cape that the .llie fou!ht in &urope and the Pacific. What were ome trou)le ome a pect of the weather and terrain in the Pacific( &Aplain "our an wer in +0 word or more.