War Crimes and the Holocaust

Question 1

Which statement best summarizes the purpose of the Manhattan Project?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to process uranium and use it to build and perfect atomic weapons

Question 2

What arguments did people who opposed using the atomic bomb on Japan make to support their point of view?Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Japan was ready to surrender.; The atomic bomb was a terrible weapon that would bring great death and destruction to Japan.; The United States could make Japan fear the atomic bomb’s power without killing anyone.

Question 3

What does the use of the term hibakusha indicate?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The dropping of atomic bombs had such a widespread impact on Japanese society that a new term was needed to identify survivors.

Question 4

Why would trying some of Japan’s top military leaders for war crimes trials help accomplish the overall goal of demilitarizing Japan?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It would weaken the prestige of Japan’s military.

Question 5

Why would this part of Japan’s constitution have been important to MacArthur’s goals for Japan?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It prohibited Japan from having an army

Question 6

Which of the following statements describe the postwar relationship between the United States and Japan?Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The United States gained a strong democratic ally in Asia.; Japan became a major trading partner of the United States.

Question 7

What was Oppenheimer saying about the atomic bomb in this passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

that it was a terrible weapon that would change the world

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