End of the War in the Pacific

Question 1

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

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dropping atomic bombs on Japan.

Question 2

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 3

A strategy President Truman and his advisers considered to end World War II was

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continuing to fight the war the same way.

Question 4

Which scientist is often called the “father of the atomic bomb” because of his work as the head of the Manhattan Project?

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Robert Oppenheimer

Question 5

Which statement best describes the Manhattan Project during World War II?

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It was a large project that employed many people at several sites across the United States.

Question 6

What was the result of the Trinity Test in 1945?

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Scientists realized how powerful the nuclear bomb was.

Question 7

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 8

Supporters of using the atomic bomb against Japan believed it would

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save American lives.

Question 9

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 10

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

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General MacArthur

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