Module 11 Lesson 4

MODULE 11
LESSON 4
The End of World War 2

Poll

This is a MAKE-UP / RE-TAKE version of the Module 11 Lesson 4 Quizizz that was completed in class.

Students that are were ABSENT may complete for full credit, grade based on score. Students re-taking it for a better grade have a max score of 80. You can also use this quizizz to finish your notes for lesson 1.

• I was ABSENT and I am completing this quizizz for the FIRST time ever.

• I need to re-take the quizizz to improve my grade and understand the max grade will be 80.

• I just need to get through to the slides to finish my guided notes for lesson 1

Directions:
1. Complete your guided notes for this module as you move through the slides.
2. Respond to questions and activities inside the Quizizz lesson as they pop up.


Grades:
1. You will get a daily grade for the Quizizz lesson based on your score so make sure you get to the last slide.
2. You will get a quiz grade for the notes.

Due:
The quizizz lesson and the notes for the lesson are due at the end of class each day unless extended by the teacher.

Multiple Choice

Which is a true statement regarding the major provisions of the Geneva Convention?

• Prisoners of war will receive the same amount of food as those of the detaining power.

• Prisoners of war must be able to provide their own clothing, linen, and footwear.

• Prisoners of war must stay in camps entrenched in combat zones.

• Prisoners of war have the right to keep their military equipment and military papers.

Multiple Choice

Who made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Leslie Groves

• Enrico Fermi

Multiple Choice

President Truman’s chief priority in using the atomic bomb against Japan was to

• become a superpower.

• prepare for a U.S. invasion of Japan.

• save American lives.

• protect the lives of Japanese civilians

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was an effect of the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

• Japan agreed to surrender.

• Allied leaders met at Potsdam.

• Japan’s emperor gave up his throne.

• The Soviet Union invaded Manchuria.

Poll

Do you think Truman was justified in his decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

Explain why you think Truman was or was not justified in his decision to drop the atomic bomb.

Multiple Choice

Use the quotation and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

“. . .disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous [cruel] acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent [beginning] of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration [aim] of the common people, . . . .”

—Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948

What does this quotation from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaim?

• The conscience of mankind wants to begin a new country.

• People should try to ensure freedom and happiness for all humans.

• Barbarous acts will never happen on Earth again.

• People should work toward becoming wealthy.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following measures were taken when the Allies dealt with war criminals that violated provisions of the Geneva Convention?

• The Allies held trials against Japanese citizens who brutally mistreated prisoners of war.

• The Allies did not allow Americans or others to follow the Nuremberg Trials fearing the violence depicted in the trials would be too much for the average person to handle.

• After the war, the Allies did not continue to capture and try Nazis.

• None of the above.

• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

Which two nations emerged as the strongest following World War II?

• Britain and France

• the Soviet Union and the United States

• China and Japan

• Germany and Poland

Multiple Select

How did the United States change as a result of World War II?

Choose the four correct answers.

• Unemployment fell and wages increased.

• Different regions of the United States became more isolated.

• The United States became the world’s strongest economic and military power.

• Women experienced increased opportunities, holding jobs previously held by men.

• Farmers used improved farm machinery and fertilizer to increase crop production greatly.