Japan's Pacific Campaign Answers

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In a major blow to Japan, Allied troops returned to free which of these areas from Japanese control in 1944?

A
Hawaiian Islands
B
China
C
India
D
the Philippines
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Which statements describe actions taken by Japan before the Pearl Harbor attack that resulted in strained relations with the United States? Select three answers.It entered into an alliance with Germany and Italy.It placed an embargo on imports from the United States.It occupied French Indochina.It torpedoed American ships in the Pacific.It invaded China to gain control.It allied itself with Britain and France.

A
It entered into an alliance with Germany and Italy.
B
It placed an embargo on imports from the United States.
C
It occupied French Indochina.
D
It torpedoed American ships in the Pacific.
E
It invaded China to gain control.
F
It allied itself with Britain and France.
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Which of these actions did the United States take immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

A
The US evacuated citizens from the West Coast.
B
Congress voted to continue its isolationist policy.
C
American forces sailed to Japan and began to attack it.
D
Congress declared war on Japan the next day.
4

What was the most likely response of the American people when they later heard news of the Bataan Death March?

A
approval
B
shock and anger
C
understanding
D
lack of caring
5

An official government order that limits trade with another nation to punish or pressure that nation in some way is known as

A
an act of war.
B
an embargo.
C
isolationism.
D
appeasement.
6

To win the war in the Pacific, the United States adopted a strategy called

A
massive retaliation.
B
appeasement.
C
island-hopping.
D
liberation.
7

Which statements accurately describe the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? Select two answers.The attack did minimal damage.The Americans were unprepared for the attack.The Japanese occupied Hawaii after the attack.The American Navy was severely weakened.No American vessels were destroyed.

A
The attack did minimal damage.
B
The Americans were unprepared for the attack.
C
The Japanese occupied Hawaii after the attack.
D
The American Navy was severely weakened.
E
No American vessels were destroyed.
8

Who was president of the United States when World War II started in Europe?

A
Herbert Hoover
B
Franklin D. Roosevelt
C
Harry S. Truman
D
Dwight D. Eisenhower
9

Which of these terms best describes the official foreign policy of the United States at the start of World War II in 1939?

A
aggressive
B
isolationist
C
militaristic
D
interventionist
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In response to Japan’s aggressive actions in the Pacific in the 1930s, the United States

A
signed a peace treaty with Germany and Italy.
B
placed an embargo on shipments to Japan.
C
sent bombers over Japan in an effort to frighten that nation’s rulers.
D
embarked on a policy of disarmament.

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