Australia/Oceania

What ended World War II with Japan?

• the bombing of Tokyo

• the bombing of Nagasaki

• the bombing of Pearl Harbor

• the bombing of Midway

A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands of coral? 

• Atoll

• Island

• Ocean Ring

• Peninsula

In December of 1941 and continuing through the beginning of 1942, the United States suffered great losses of what two events 

• Pearl Harbor and Okinawa

• Midway and Nagasaki

• Pearl Harbor and Midway

• Pearl Harbor and Bataan Death March

What was the effect of Japan attacking Pearl Harbor? 

• Americans joined the Axis

• The Americans backed down

• The Americans became united with the goal of defeating Japan.

• Americans decided to protest war

Most of the Pacific Islanders that live in Southwest Missouri are from...

• Palua and the Marianas

• Chuuk and Pohnpei

• Japan and Hawaii

• Kiribati and Gilbert Islands

Most earthquakes occur in areas often close to

• The Plains

• The Mountains

• The Ocean

• Tectonic Plate Boundaries

With over 100 nuclear weapons tested in the Marshall Islands and other Pacific Islands from the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, an agreement was made between the United States and the countries of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.  What did this agreement say?  Use complete sentences to answer your question.

• This agreement was the Treaty of Ghent. This ended all war in the Pacific Islands

• This agreement was the Treaty of Versailles. This stated that the US had to give 50 million dollars to the Marshall Islands.

• This agreement was the Mayflower Compact. This stated that the US had to help the Pacific Islands for 50 years.

• This agreement was the compact of free association. US provides financial assistance for 15 years in exchange for full international defense authority/responsibilities

Why did Hideki Tojo, the Prime Minister of Japan, want to attack the United States?

• He wanted to force the United States into the war and force Germany into attacking the United States.

• He wanted to attack the United States hoping they could sink enough ships to keep the US from ever attacking Japan.

• He thought that if Japan attacked the United States that the United States would then fight with the Japanese.

• He wanted to conquer the United States and steal natural resources.

Which of the following was NOT a war leading up to World War II?

• Korea

• World War I

• Russo-Japanese War

• First Sino-Japanese War

Which event in 1942 was a turning point for the United States during World War II that was an American victory and led to advancing on more Japanese territory? 

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Okinawa

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Saigon