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

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

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General MacArthur

Question 3

The town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, was built by the US government in the early 1940s as a site

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for research on atomic weapons.

Question 4

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 5

Supporters of using the atomic bomb against Japan believed it would

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save American lives.

Question 6

How did the goals of MacArthur affect Japan’s economy in the decades following World War II?

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Japan became one of the world’s strongest economies.

Question 7

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 8

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.

Question 9

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 10

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

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prevented Japan from having or using an army.

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