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

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 3

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 4

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 5

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

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dismantled by the US military.

Question 6

Supporters of using the atomic bomb against Japan believed it would

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save American lives.

Question 7

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 8

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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