7.6: The Pacific Theater

Objective:

Students will be able to answers questions based on a presentation and reading assignment on the topic of Japan and the United States in the Pacific during World War II.

Vocabulary: Pearl Harbor, kamikaze, Rape of Nanking, Bataan Death March, Battle of Midway, Battle of Okinawa, Manhattan Project

Directions:

1. Get a copy of this worksheet.
2. Answer questions 1-8 on the worksheet by reading the article entitled "The Road to Pearl Harbor."
3. Answer questions 9-18 by watching the video presentation entitled "The Pacific Theater" found below.
4. Complete the Bonus section entitled "The Effects of the Atomic Bomb"