Name Class Date

A. Key Terms and People

Directions: Choose the letter of the term or person that best fits each description.

Column I Column II
1. U.S. navy base in the Pacific a. Bataan Death March
2. a corps of women who provided b. Battle of Coral Sea
support services to the U.S. Army c. Douglas MacArthur
3. commander of the U.S. Army forces in Asia d. Pearl Harbor
e. Hideki Tojo
4. long-distance relocation of American and
Filipino prisoners by Japanese troops f. WAC

5. battle that forced Japan to give up its quest

for New Guinea
6. Japanese prime minister

B. Key Concepts
Directions: Write the letter of the best answer or ending in each blank.

______ 7. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor because they wanted to

a. gain control of the Hawaiian Islands.
b. destroy ships and planes that threatened their expansion efforts.
c. provoke the United States into declaring war.
d. demonstrate their support for Germany and Italy.
______ 8. Which ships survived the attack on Pearl Harbor untouched?
a. battleships c. light cruisers
b. destroyers d. aircraft carriers
______ 9. After declaring war, the United States government
a. repealed the Neutrality Act of 1939.
b. enacted a draft because few Americans wanted to fight in the war.
c. transformed peacetime industries into war industries.
d. withdrew economic support from Britain.
______ 10. After the United States declared war, the nation's economic situation
a. improved. c. stalled.
b. worsened. d. remained unchanged.

21