All of the following happened during the Battle of the Coral Sea, EXCEPT? a)No shot was fired from opposing ships b)a new kind of naval warfare was used c)the Allies could not stop Japan's southward advance.
The Allies could not stop Japan's southward advance because they did stop it.
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Where did Japan start its attack against the U.S.? a)Washington DC b)New York c)Manhattan d)Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
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Summarize the military outcomes and important results of the Battle of Britain
RAF successfully defended Britain against air raids of Luftwaffe. A lot of destruction happened but it taught the Allies that "Hitler could be blocked"
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Who was Japan's great naval strategist who planned for the Pearl Harbor attack?
Isoruku Yamamoto
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Recall the number of American ships which were destroyed by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor.
8 battleships
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T/F: Some Japanese believed that defending vast empire caused them to consume their resources.
True because some Japanese worried that defending and controlling a vast empire had caused them to spread their resources too thin.
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T/F: The bomb raid on Tokyo left an important psychological effect on both the Americans and Chinese.
False; Americans and Japanese.
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Locate the battle site of first major offensive by the U.S. against Japanese forces. a)Guadalcanal b)Okinawa c)Midway d)Coral Sea
Guadalcanal because the Allies morale was high after Midway.
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T/F: During the Japanese attack on the Philippines, American and Filippino forces set up defenses at the Bataan Peninsula.
True. However, the resistance failed, the Philippines was captured and resistance forces became prisoners of war who were marched up the Bataan Peninsula.
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What was Yamamoto's primary goal in the Battle of Midway? a)To destroy the US fleet at Pearl Harbor b)To destroy all American aircraft carriers c)To take prisoners of war
To destroy all American aircraft carriers.
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T/F: Within a month, the Japanese had conquered the resource-rich Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), including the islands of Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Celebes.
True.
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T/F: India was the largest British colony
True
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T/F: Japan attacked the Coral Sea island in order to control the Allied airbase there.
True.
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Analyze the Cosequences of Germany's invasion of France.
It took control of northern France and set up a puppet govt in the south, led by Philip Petain. Charles De Gaulle fled to start resistance in Britain
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T/F: With American pilots destroying 332 Japanese planes, four aircraft carriers and one support ship in the Battle of Midway; Yamamoto then ordered his fleet to retreat.
True. Japanese stopped their southward expansion in the Pacific after this battle.
