World War II: Pacific and European Theater

Allied Commander of the Pacific is General Douglas

Allied Commander of troops in Europe General Dwight D. _____

Early in the war in the Pacific, the United States lost control of the ______ after retreating to the Bataan Peninsula

• South Pacific

• Philippines

• Island of Coral Sea

• Island of Guadalcanal

The Allied war strategy in the pacific was called ____ hopping

The Allied war strategy in the pacific was called island ____

The _____ code talkers used their language send secret messages in the Pacific Theater

This battle in the Pacific was a turning point in the war, stopping Japanese advance, and putting them in retreat

• Midway

• Leyte Gulf

• Doolittle's Raid

• Coral Sea

The Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944 was the first time that the Japan used

• Aircraft carriers

• Island hopping

• Kamikaze attacks

• Code machines

Where did the United States military first fight Axis Power soldiers in the European front?

• France
• Northern Africa
• Poland
• Japan

The loss of so many ships convinced the U.S. Navy to set up a _____ system in which cargo ships traveled in groups escorted by warships