The Allies Win: Mastery Test

The Allies adapted the strategy of island hopping in the ____________ war of 1945. The advantage of this strategy was that the Allies encountered less Japanese resistance. They were also able to obtain bases in order to ___________ Japanese cities that housed wartime factories.

1. pacific 2. bomb

The United Nations maintains peace by resolving disputes between nations. Its main objective is to ___________ wars. It also engages in various ___________ programs to encourage economic and social welfare around the world.

1. prevent 2. humanitarian

Read this excerpt from a leaflet that the United States circulated in Japan in 1945. Then answer the question that follows. The Soviet Union, because of this rejection on the part of the military, has notified your Ambassador Sato that it has declared war on your nation. Thus, all powerful countries of the world are now at war with you. Also, because of your leaders' refusal to accept the surrender declaration that would enable Japan to honorably end this useless war, we have employed our atomic bomb. A single one of our newly developed atomic bombs is actually the equivalent in explosive power to what 2000 of our giant B-29s could have carried on a single mission. Radio Tokyo has told you that with the first use of this weapon of total destruction, Hiroshima was virtually destroyed. Before we use this bomb again and again to destroy every resource of the military by which they are prolonging this useless war, petition the emperor now to end the war. Our president has outlined for you the thirteen consequences of an honorable surrender. We urge that you accept these consequences and begin the work of building a new, better, and peace-loving Japan. Based on the excerpt, which sentence best summarizes the Allies reason for using the atomic bomb on Japan?

Japan was prolonging a terrible and bloody war that had an inevitable outcome.

What decision did the Allies make about the future of Germany at the Yalta Conference?

They would temporarily divide Germany among the Allies in order to help rebuild it.