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Question 1

Which occurred during the Bataan Death March in 1942?

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Thousands of US and Filipino prisoners of war died.

Question 2

During World War II, US naval forces were able to intercept the Japanese fleet before it reached Midway because

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US intelligence had deciphered messages laying out the Japanese plan.

Question 3

Who was the leader of an Allied nation during the war in Europe?

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Joseph Stalin

Question 4

During World War II, the United States was a member of the

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Allies.

Question 5

What was the result of the Trinity Test in 1945?

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Scientists realized how powerful the nuclear bomb was.

Question 6

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

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dropping atomic bombs on Japan.

Question 7

Why did the Allies capture so few Japanese soldiers when they attacked Iwo Jima?

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The Japanese had planned for no surviving prisoners.

Question 8

During World War II, Germany tried to capture the Russian city of Stalingrad because

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it had a strategic location along the Volga River.

Question 9

Which is a result of island-hopping?

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The end of the war was faster and fewer lives were lost.

Question 10

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.

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