What Was Distinctive About the Pacific Theater of Combat During

question 50

Multiple Choice

What was distinctive about the Pacific Theater of combat during World War II?

• A)It was fought mostly on the mainland.
• B)The Germans sent their Luftwaffe to reinforce Japan's armed forces.
• C)The war in the Pacific had very few naval engagements.
• D)The Japanese pilots were ready to surrender soon after the war was declared.
• E)It had no connection to Europe with respect to the participants.

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