End of the War in the Pacific

Which scientist is often called the "father of the atomic bomb" because of his work as the head of the Manhattan Project?

Robert Oppenheimer

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

dismantled by the US military.

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

continuing to fight the war the same way.

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

the US entry into World War II

Which statement best summarizes the purpose of the Manhattan Project?

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

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

Japan became one of the world's strongest economies.

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.

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

It created a democratic government.

Why would this part of Japan's constitution have been important to MacArthur's goals for Japan? Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes. —Japanese Constitution, Article 9

It prohibited Japan from having an army.

Which statement best describes the Manhattan Project during World War II?

It was a large project that employed many people at several sites across the United States.

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

It would weaken the prestige of Japan's military.

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.

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.

What was the result of the Trinity Test in 1945?

Scientists realized how powerful the nuclear bomb was.

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

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

What does the use of the term hibakusha indicate?

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

What was a major concern of scientists who left Nazi Germany for the United States before World War II?

They feared Germany was trying to develop nuclear weapons.

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

allowing farmers to buy the land they farmed.

The town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, was built by the US government in the early 1940s as a site

for research on atomic weapons.

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

prevented Japan from having or using an army.

What did the Einstein-Szilard letter warn President Roosevelt about in 1939?

that Germany was researching nuclear weapons

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

that it was a terrible weapon that would change the world