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How did the events of December 7, 1941 change the course of World War II?

A
These events gave the US a key victory in the conflict.
B
These events allowed the US to remain neutral in the conflict.
C
These events forced the US to enter the conflict.
D
These events led the US to withdraw from the conflict.
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The map shows Japanese expansion after Pearl Harbor.

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A
This strategy would stop Japan from controlling the Pacific.
B
This strategy would solve the humanitarian crisis Japan caused in the Pacific.
C
This strategy would free troops held as prisoners of war in the Pacific.
D
This strategy would establish military bases for the Allies in the Pacific.
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What happened to Allied troops after they surrendered to Japan in the Philippines?

A
They were taken prisoner and forced to join the Japanese military.
B
They were taken prisoner and forced to march to Japanese prison camps.
C
They were freed and forced to return to their home countries.
D
They were freed and forced to hand over their war supplies.
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In the spring of 1942, the US bombed Tokyo in what became known as the

A
Doolittle Raid.
B
MacArthur Raid.
C
Battle of Midway.
D
Battle of the Coral Sea.
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After attacking the US at Pearl Harbor, Japan decided to

A
retreat to its homeland.
B
stop to regroup at its homeland.
C
continue to expand in the Pacific.
D
join the Axis powers.
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The Doolittle Raid in the spring of 1942 proved that Japan’s homeland was

A
powerful.
B
defenseless.
C
protected.
D
conquerable.
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Read the excerpt from Roosevelt’s address to Congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor.Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. . . . I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.

A
He wanted to convince Americans that war was the only way to deal with Japan.
B
He wanted to prevent Americans from seeking revenge against Japan.
C
He wanted to show Americans that war with Japan was a last resort.
D
He wanted to explain to Americans that isolationism was still a valid option.
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Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor in an effort to

A
divert the focus of the war away from the Axis.
B
eliminate the US as a threat in the Pacific.
C
stop the US from acquiring land in the Pacific.
D
force the world to lift an embargo against it.
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The map shows the Battle of Midway in 1942.

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A
The island acted as a central point for either the Axis or Allied forces.
B
The island contained natural resources for either the Axis or Allied forces.
C
The island provided protection from attack for either the Axis or Allied forces.
D
The island served as a symbolic victory for either the Axis or Allied forces.
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The Dutch East Indies were targeted by Japan for expansion because of its

A
natural resources.
B
large military.
C
border with China.
D
abundance of food.

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