7.05 Dropping the Atomic Bomb

What is the best explanation for why the United States decided to target Hiroshima? A - It was a center of communications, military command, and supply point for the Japanese army. B - It would have few casualties because it was nearly destroyed by previous bombings. C - It was a religiously and culturally significant city for the Japanese monarchy. D - It was a city with many family connections to Emperor Hirohito and military leaders.

A

While President Truman ultimately made the decision to drop the atomic bombs, the Manhattan Project and the development of those bombs was a decision made by A - President Franklin Roosevelt B - General Dwight D. Eisenhower C - Prime Minister Winston Churchill D - scientist Albert Einstein

A

The initial effects of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were A - heavy damage only within a mile of the bombs' impact B - the total destruction of both cities leaving nothing standing C - clouds of fallout that spread far and wide beyond Japan D - the destruction of both cities leaving only a few structures standing

D

Many Americans approved of the use of atomic weapons on Japan despite their destructive power because A - they believed it would shorten the war and ultimately save American lives B - they were eager to see if this new technology was effective in preventing wars C - they believed that the atom bomb would cause no more damage than regular bombs D - they were told that it was the only certain way to defeat the militant Japanese empire

A

What was one of the major motivations for initiating the Manhattan Project? A - The United States wanted to prove its military superiority over the other countries. B - The Allied governments feared that Germany was developing atomic weapons. C - The United States needed a weapon to use in future wars against the USSR. D - The Manhattan Project was only intended to develop peacetime uses for atomic energy.

B

The Three Non-Nuclear Principles were intended to prevent all nations from ever using nuclear weapons again restrict the use of nuclear technology for energy and medicine keep Japan from ever developing or using nuclear weapons ensure that Japan uses safe methods to produce nuclear technology

C

What did the use of atomic bombs during World War II lead to? A - A ban on all nuclear weapons for all developed countries for years in the future B - The need for a global regulatory body to monitor the use of nuclear weapons C - A sharing of all nuclear weapons technology to make all countries equal D - An arms race between the United States and Soviet Union

D