The War in the Pacific Included All the Following EXCEPT

question 76

Multiple Choice

The war in the Pacific included all the following EXCEPT

• A) the Japanese attempt to secure raw materials and markets by creating an empire stretching to Burma and Polynesia.
• B) the major Japanese success at Pearl Harbor, loss of initiative at Midway, and surrender after two nuclear attacks.
• C) the successful Chinese defense of its major ports.
• D) extremely tenacious Japanese defense of its possessions.
• E) a major debate about the American decision to use the atom bomb against the civilian population of a nearly defeated foe.

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