Using the Atomic Bomb

Front

During which war did the U.S. create the atomic bomb? Options: World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War

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World War II

Front

What president made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in World War II?

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Harry S. Truman

Front

The scientists were scared of the damage the bomb created

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True

Front

Why did the United States decide to drop the bomb rather than invade Japan with soldiers?

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They estimated that 500,000 to 1 million Allied soldiers would die in an invasion.

Front

Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the 2 cities bombed with the Atomic bomb?

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True

Front

What Japanese city was the atomic bomb first dropped on?

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Hiroshima

Front

The Japanese would fight until ____________ .

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every soldier died

Front

At the time Truman became president the atomic bomb __________________ .

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was a top-secret project

Front

The decision to use the atomic bomb was difficult because _____________ .

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many innocent people would be killed

Front

Because Japan did not surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima, the United States _______________ .

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dropped a second bomb on another Japanese city