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End of the War in the Pacific Answers

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

the first atomic bomb test

a letter from Albert Einstein

Japan’s research into atomic bombs

the US entry into World War II

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

used to help rebuild cities.

retrained by the US military.

used to help build a police force.

dismantled by the US military.

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

assassinating the Japanese emperor.

seeking an immediate peace treaty.

continuing to fight the war the same way.

sending most US troops to Europe.

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

encouraging farmers to form labor unions.

allowing farmers to buy the land they farmed.

putting farms under government control.

causing crop production to decrease.

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

testing atomic bombs in New Mexico.

dropping atomic bombs on Japan.

testing the atomic bomb on a deserted island.

sending a Naval blockade to force Japan to surrender.

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

With Germany defeated, they did not think that Japan would be a threat.

They did not think that Truman was knowledgeable enough about atomic options.

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

They did not think the US had adequate staffing to continue development of weapons.

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

Japan surrendered within a few days.

Japan continued to fight.

Japan launched a counterattack.

Japan repelled a US invasion.

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

Japan struggled to grow for many years.

Japan changed to an agricultural economy.

Japan became one of the world’s strongest economies.

Japan had to rely on the US for economic support.

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

promised that Japan would remain allies with the US.

prevented Japan from having or using an army.

required all citizens to vote in Japanese elections.

stopped Japan from making special trade agreements.

How did the US change the government of Japan after World War II?

It allowed the emperor to gain more power.

It put Japan’s military in charge.

It barred former soldiers from voting.

It created a democratic government.

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