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1 Japanese pre-Pearl Harbor conquests included all of the following EXCEPT
Korea in 1894
The Marianas & Carolines in 1914
Manchuria in 1931
Philippines in 1939
French Indo-China in 1941

2 ADM Yamamoto's ideas about the US included all of the following EXCEPT
He opposed attacking the US.
He admired the American people.
He discounted the US natural resources.
He respected the US scientific achievements.
He respected the US determination & resolve.

3 ADM Yamamoto's plan to attack Pearl Harbor included all of the following EXCEPT
attacking on a Sunday morning
using six aircraft carriers in the attack
developing shallow-draft torpedoes
using a big-gun battleship attack
using a surprise attack

4 GEN MacArthur's pre-war career included all of the following EXCEPT
son of a US Army general who fought in the Philippines
graduating #1 in his class at West Point in 1903
becoming a hero & having combat experience in World War I
commander of the Philippine Army 1935-1941
being a strong supporter of FDR

5 The US Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) in early December 1941 was
ADM Chester Nimitz
ADM Husband E. Kimmel
ADM William F. Halsey
ADM Raymond Spruance
ADM Ernest King

6 The General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Hawaiian Department for the US Army in early December 1941 was
LTG Dwight D. Eisenhower
LTG George C. Marshall
LTG Walter C. Short
LTG Walter Krueger
LTG Robert E. Lee III

7 ADM Kimmel & LTG Short faced all of the following problems EXCEPT
lack of a close personal friendship
ambiguous warnings from Washington
lack of intelligence from Washington
belief in sabotage as the primary threat
lack of sufficient air reconnaissance planes

8 The 14th Part of Japan's message to the US was handled by
LTG Douglas MacArthur in Manila
ADM Husband E. Kimmel in Pearl Harbor
LTG Walter C. Short in Hawaii
COL Rufus Bratton in Washington
BG Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington

9 US forces in Hawaii should have been alerted on December 7, 1941 of the impending Japanese attack by
the sinking of a Japanese midget submarine outside the harbor entrance
radar sighting from north Oahu by Army radar of incoming Japanese planes
USN aircraft sighting of the Japanese carriers off Hawaii
All of the answers are correct.
Only "A" & "B" are correct.

10 The outboard battleships at Pearl Harbor were sunk by
airplane-launched, shallow-draft torpedoes
converted naval gun shells
direct naval gunfire
sabotage
All of the answers are correct.

11 US aircraft in Hawaii were easy targets because
The planes were all outdated & obsolete.
US pilots were badly trained.
The planes were parked out in the open as a defense against sabotage.
The planes were unarmed & unfueled.
None of the answers is correct.

12 The US population's reaction to the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor was
despair
united anger & a desire for revenge
simple acceptance
Both "A" & "B" are correct.
Both "B" & "C" are correct.

13 The Philippine's situation in 1941 included all of the following EXCEPT
The US aircraft were mostly destroyed on the ground.
The Philippine Army was largely untrained.
MacArthur changed defense plans before the attack & it led to a loss of critical supplies.
MacArthur cooperated very well with the US Asiatic Fleet.
MacArthur lost many of his supplies.

14 GEN Dwight D. Eisenhower's pre-world War II career included all of the following EXCEPT
graduating in the middle of his class at West Point (1915)
combat experience in World War I
staff experience under MacArthur in Washington & Manila
served very well in the Louisiana maneuvers
went to Washington to serve in War Plans

15 US strategy in 1941 was to
send major reinforcements to the Philippines
send many new planes to the Philippines
send five new battleships to the Philippines
essentially abandon US forces in the Philippines
send British troops from the Middle East to the Philippines

16 By early 1942 MacArthur's men had all of the following EXCEPT
a shortage of ammunition
a shortage of medical supplies
a shortage of food on Bataan
a shortage of naval & air support
lots of admiration for GEN MacArthur

17 The US Army commander who surrendered Corregidor was
LTG Dwight D. Eisenhower
LTG Walter C. Short
LTG Jonathan Wainwright
LTG Douglas MacArthur
LTG Walter Krueger

18 Claude Auchinleck's African problems included all of the following EXCEPT
belonging originally to the Indian Army
inadequate manpower
having to face Erwin Rommel
never had armored tactics experience before
Winston Churchill didn't like him.

19 Erwin Rommel's North African tactics included all of the following EXCEPT
use of speed & concentration
using artillery in the front lines
problems with a long supply line
attacks to neutralize the British advantage in numbers
use of seaborne invasions

20 Claude Auchinleck stopped Rommel in North Africa at
First Battle of El Alamein
Second Battle of El Alamein
Third Battle of El Alamein
Battle of the Nile
Battle of Jerusalem

21 Bernard Montgomery's career included all of the following EXCEPT
nicknamed "The Monkey"
graduate of Sandhurst
member of the British nobility
World War I combat experience
division commander at Dunkirk

22 In the Second Battle of El Alamein all of the following occurred EXCEPT
Montgomery discarded all thoughts of retreat.
Montgomery gained the respect of his men.
The British tanks dug in & lured German tanks into a trap.
The British used minefields & the RAF
The Germans retreated in a rout.

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