Answer:
They offered peace terms to the United States.
They tried to gain as much territory in the Pacific as possible.
They invaded the West Coast of the United States.
They sat back and waited for the United States to take action. Answer B
2 Read these sentences from a famous speech made by President Roosevelt in 1941.
Yesterday, December 7th, 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. The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.
–President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941
To which event was the president referring?
the Battle of Guadalcanal
the Bataan Death March
the attack on Pearl Harbor
the Battle of Midway answer C
3 Where did the Bataan Death March take place?
Hawaiian Islands
China
Japan
the Philippines answer D
4 In a major blow to Japan, Allied troops returned to free which of these areas from Japanese control in 1944?
Hawaiian Islands
China
India
the Philippines answer D
5 Who was president of the United States when World War II started in Europe?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower answer B
6 Which of these terms best describes the official foreign policy of the United States at the start of World War II in 1939?
aggressive
isolationist
militaristic
Interventionist answer B
7 Which statements accurately describe the Battle of Guadalcanal? Check all that apply.
It was the first major Allied offensive in the Pacific.
It was fought completely at sea.
It ended in a draw.
It lasted six months.
It ended with Japan’s defeat. Answer A D E
8 Which statements accurately describe the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? Check all that apply.
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. Answer B D
9 In response to Japan’s aggressive actions in the Pacific in the 1930s, the United States
signed a peace treaty with Germany and Italy.
imposed an embargo on shipping war goods and petroleum products to Japan.
sent bombers over Japan in an effort to frighten that nation’s rulers.
embarked on a policy of disarmament.
