The Pacific War-Part I

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1. Pearl Harbor was the headquarters of the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet. On December 7, 1941 who held that post? William F. Halsey Richmond Kelly Turner Chester W. Nimitz Husband E. Kimmel

2. Who were the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, respectively, at the outbreak of the war with Japan? Henry L. Stimson and Cordell Hull Frank Knox and Henry L. Stimson Henry L. Stimson and Frank Knox Cordell Hull and Frank Knox

3. Who was the Commanding General, U.S. Army Hawaiian Department on December 7, 1941? Sherman Miles Leonard T. Gerow Charles D. Herron Walter C. Short

4. Who was United States Ambassador to Japan on December 7, 1941? Bertrand W. Gerhart Frank B. Keefe Harold L. Ickes Joseph C. Grew

5. Who was Chief of Naval Operations on December 7, 1941? Harold R. Starke William S. Pye Ernest J. King H. Kent Hewitt

6. Who was Chief of the Japanese Naval General Staff at the outbreak of the war? Osami Nagano Chuichi Nagumo Shigeru Fukudome Mitsumi Shimizu

7. Who was the Japanese Ambassador to the United States on December 7, 1941? Kichisaburo Nomura Takeo Yoshikawa Saburo Kurusu Ryunosuke Kusaka

8. What was 'Rainbow 5'? Name of Japanese midget submarine Call sign for Japanese scout plane Basic U.S. Navy War Plan Basic U.S. Army War Plan

9. Who was the Japanese tactical mastermind of the attack on Pearl Harbor? Minoru Genda Shigeru Fukudome Kyunosuke Kusaka Shigekazu Shimada

10. What two U.S. aircraft carriers sortied from Pearl Harbor prior to the Japanese attack? Hornet and Saratoga Hornet and Lexington Lexington and Enterprise Saratoga and Enterprise

11. Who was Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet Intelligence Officer at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941? Edwin T. Layton James E. Stafford Joseph J. Rochefort Rufus C. Bratton

12. The Combat Intelligence Unit in Hawaii was called? Station Cast Station Hula Station Sugar Station Hypo

13. What did the U.S. Navy call the Japanese Navy's operational code? JN19 JN25 JN12 JN15

14. What was the name given to the Japanese diplomatic cipher? Answer: (Three Words)

15. What was the name of Admiral Nagumo's flagship for the Pearl Harbor attack? Soryu Akagi Hiryu Kaga

16. The message sent from the Japanese Imperial General Staff to the Combined Fleet on December 8, 1941 (Japan time) which signaled for the attack to go forward was: Answer: (Hint: Three Words. Third word has two i's.)

17. On September 24, 1941 the Japanese Foreign Ministry sent a message to the Japanese consulate in Honolulu requesting reports on ships at anchor in Pearl Harbor. What was this message called? Bomb Plot Message Pearl Harbor Plot Message Ship Location Message Pearl Harbor Grid Message

18. The Japanese diplomatic message which severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. contained how many parts? 14 8 10 12

19. After having read the latest decoded Japanese diplomatic message on the evening of December 6, 1941, President Roosevelt reportedly uttered the following three words to Harry Hopkins: Answer: (Three Words)

20. There were a number of investigations conducted into the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. What was the very first of these investigations called? The Roberts Commission The Hewitt Investigation The Hart Inquiry The Army Pearl Harbor Board