End of the War in the Pacific

Question 1

Supporters of using the atomic bomb against Japan believed it would

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save American lives.

Question 2

During the US occupation of Japan after World War II, Japan’s military was

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dismantled by the US military.

Question 3

What was the result of the Trinity Test in 1945?

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Scientists realized how powerful the nuclear bomb was.

Question 4

Who was in charge of US forces in Japan following World War II?

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General MacArthur

Question 5

Which caused the US Army to take over the atomic research project being conducted at Columbia University in the early 1940s?

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the US entry into World War II

Question 6

Although Leo Szilard conducted the first atomic research, he was opposed to

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dropping atomic bombs on Japan.

Question 7

The new Japanese constitution after World War II contained a clause that

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prevented Japan from having or using an army.

Question 8

Changes made by the United States after World War II affected the agricultural system in Japan by

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allowing farmers to buy the land they farmed.

Question 9

A result of the atomic bombs dropped by the US on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was that

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Japan surrendered within a few days.

Question 10

What was a concern of some scientists after the Manhattan Project?

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With Germany defeated, they did not think there was a need for an atomic weapon.

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