Chapter 24 Section 3, The War in the Pacific, p.785-792 Key Terms ...

Chapter 24 Section 3, The War in the Pacific, p.785-792
Key Terms and People
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan Death March
James Doolittle
Chester Nimitz
Battle of Midway
Code talker
Kamikaze
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa
Questions from the Reading:
1)What were the key reasons for the early success of the Japanese?
2)Why did the Allies experience such a slow start in the Pacific?

3)How do you think the fighting in Europe may have affected events taking place in the
Pacific?
4)How did the Allies bring about a shift in their fortunes in the Pacific?
5)What was the importance of the American victory at the Battle of Midway?
6)What were the major events that marked Allied progress in the late stages of the Pacific
war?
7)At Iwo Jima and Okinawa , Japanese troops refused to surrender even when facing certain
defeat. How might this reluctance to give in affect the end of the war?
8)How would you describe the performance of the Japanese in the later battles of the war in
the Pacific?
9)What is your opinion about the action of the kamikaze?