The Pacific: In the Wake of World War II

The Pacific: In the Wake of World War II

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the American submarine that rescued the survivors of the USS Indianapolis?

  1. USS Barb
  2. USS Bowfin
  3. USS Silversides
  4. USS Tang
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Japanese admiral who commanded the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Battle of Midway?

  1. Isoroku Yamamoto
  2. Chuichi Nagumo
  3. Kakuji Kakuta
  4. Shigeyoshi Inoue
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the American general who commanded the U.S. Marine Corps during the Battle of Guadalcanal?

  1. Alexander Vandegrift
  2. Holland Smith
  3. Roy Geiger
  4. Merrill Twining
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Japanese general who commanded the Imperial Japanese Army during the Battle of Iwo Jima?

  1. Tadamichi Kuribayashi
  2. Hideki Tojo
  3. Tomoyuki Yamashita
  4. Masaharu Homma
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the American general who commanded the U.S. Army during the Battle of Okinawa?

  1. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
  2. George S. Patton
  3. Douglas MacArthur
  4. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the American aircraft carrier that was sunk by Japanese kamikaze pilots during the Battle of Leyte Gulf?

  1. USS Intrepid
  2. USS Franklin
  3. USS Bunker Hill
  4. USS Essex
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Japanese battleship that was sunk by American aircraft during the Battle of the Philippine Sea?

  1. Yamato
  2. Musashi
  3. Nagato
  4. Kongo
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the American submarine that sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku during the Battle of the Coral Sea?

  1. USS Grayback
  2. USS Trout
  3. USS Grunion
  4. USS Wahoo
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the American destroyer that was sunk by Japanese torpedoes during the Battle of Savo Island?

  1. USS Astoria
  2. USS Vincennes
  3. USS Quincy
  4. USS San Francisco
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Japanese cruiser that was sunk by American aircraft during the Battle of Midway?

  1. Mikuma
  2. Mogami
  3. Suzuya
  4. Kumano
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the American aircraft carrier that was sunk by Japanese kamikaze pilots during the Battle of Okinawa?

  1. USS Bunker Hill
  2. USS Intrepid
  3. USS Franklin
  4. USS Essex
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Japanese aircraft carrier that was sunk by American aircraft during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands?

  1. Shokaku
  2. Zuikaku
  3. Hiryu
  4. Soryu
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the American submarine that sank the Japanese battleship Yamato during the Battle of Okinawa?

  1. USS Barb
  2. USS Bowfin
  3. USS Silversides
  4. USS Tang
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Japanese aircraft carrier that was sunk by American aircraft during the Battle of the Philippine Sea?

  1. Taiho
  2. Shokaku
  3. Zuikaku
  4. Hiryu
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the American aircraft carrier that was sunk by Japanese kamikaze pilots during the Battle of Leyte Gulf?

  1. USS Intrepid
  2. USS Franklin
  3. USS Bunker Hill
  4. USS Essex