WW2 - Pacific Campaign WebQuest

WW2 - Pacific Campaign WebQuest

Baatan Death March - 1. How long after the attack on Pearl Harbor did the attack on the Philippines come? _______________ 2. How many American troops were defending the Baatan Peninsula? ____________. When were they finally forced to surrender? __________________________ 3. How many men survived the march to the POW camp? __________ out of ____________ 4. Describe some of the atrocities committed by the Japanese during the march.

Battle of Midway - 1. Why did Japan choose to attack the island of Midway? 2. How did the Americans learn about the Japanese plan to attack on Midway Island? 3. The Battle of Midway marked the ___________________ of World War II in the Pacific. 4. What was the significance of the Japanese defeat at Midway?

Battle of Guadalcanal - 1. The Landing at Guadalcanal was the first American ________________ of World War II. 2. Shortly after invading the island, what did the American troops take control of? 3. What made the fight on Guadalcanal extraordinarily difficult? 4. How many casualties did both sides suffer? Battle of Iwo Jima -

1. Why did the Americans choose to attack Iwo Jima? 2. How many days did the Navy bombard the island? 3. What hampered the movement of the Marines on the invasion day (D-day)? 4. How many Americans were wounded or killed in the battle? And the Japanese?

Battle of Okinawa - 1. How many Americans were killed in the battle? ____________ Wounded? ________________ 2. How many Japanese soldiers were killed? _____________ How many Japanese civilians were killed (estimated)? 3. What was the "storm of steel?" 4. Why did the Japanese not defend the beaches, and instead dig in to caves in the highlands? 5. What two pieces of "dramatic news" did the Americans get during the course of the battle? 6. Instead of surrender, what did many of the Japanese soldiers do? 7. What were the Americans planning on using Okinawa for?

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