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WAR IN THE PACIFIC

Instructions: Use your textbook and on page 848 you will find a map and additional information to help you perform the following tasks.

1. On the map provided, locate the following places. After having located a particular site then label it with the letter assigned to that place. A. Japan H. Marshall Islands B. Hawaii I. Mariana Islands C. Philippines J. Burma D. Midway Islands K. Thailand E. Australia L. French Indochina F. Solomon Islands M. Korea G. New Guinea N. China O. Gilbert Island

2. Color in the area that is under Japanese control.

3. Locate where MacArthur was forced to retreat from. (Label this area #1) What happened here?

4. Which alliance did the Japanese belong to?

5. What is the name of the military strategy in the Pacific?

6. Locate the 1st ever-naval combat carried out entirely by planes. (Label this area #2). What was the result of this battle?

7. Which two battles changed the course of the war in the Pacific? (Label these areas #3). What happened at each of these sites?

8. Who was the American Admiral in charge in the Pacific? Who was the Japanese Admiral in charge in the Pacific?

9. Where was the greatest naval battle in World History? (Label this #4). What new tactic did the Japanese use at this battle?

10. Who encouraged President Roosevelt to develop the Atomic Bomb and Why? Who was in charge of the Project?

11. Locate the battle where 27 Medals of Honor were awarded. (Label this battle site #5). What happened at this conflict?

12. Locate the battle where the Japanese would use repeated Banzai attacks. (Label this Battle site #6). What happened at this conflict?

13. Which battles will influence the United States to drop the Atomic bomb and why? Which President decides to drop the bomb?

14. Locate on your map and label it #7. What was the total loss of life here after the bomb was dropped?

15. Locate on your map and label it #8.

16. When does Japan surrender and on what ship?