WWII Pacific Theater: Key Battles, Leaders, and
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Doolittle's Raid
Ans: A surprise U.S. air raid on Japan in April 1942 that boosted
American morale
Fat Man
Ans: The atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945
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Atoll
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Ans: A ring-shaped coral island surrounding a lagoon
Operation Downfall
Ans: The planned Allied invasion of Japan that was never carried out
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Battle of Saipan
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Ans: A 1944 battle that gave the U.S. a base close enough to bomb Japan
Merrill's Marauders
Ans: U.S. jungle fighters who operated behind Japanese lines in Burma
Curtiss LeMay
Ans: U.S. general who led massive firebombing raids on Japanese cities
Battle of Guadalcanal
Ans: First major U.S. offensive against Japan in the Pacific
Operation Vengeance
Ans: U.S. mission that killed Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
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Harry S. Truman
Ans: U.S. president who authorized the use of atomic bombs
Battle of Midway
Ans: Decisive 1942 naval battle where the U.S. defeated Japan's carrier
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Ans: Bloody battle where U.S. Marines captured a key island airbase, flag
raising picture.
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Banzai
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Ans: A suicidal Japanese charge made in desperation
Enola Gay
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Ans: The plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Emperor Hirohito
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Ans: Emperor of Japan during WWII who announced Japan's surrender
Missouri
Ans: U.S. battleship where Japan formally surrendered
Bockscar
Ans: The plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki
Bataan Death March
Ans: Brutal forced march of captured U.S. and Filipino soldiers
Seabees
Ans: U.S. Navy construction units that built bases during WWII