Hiroshima and Nagasaki Brainpop

Place the following events in sequence: A) The Potsdam Declaration is issued; B) Nagasaki is bombed; C) Hiroshima is bombed

• A, B, C 
• A, C, B
• B, C, A
• C, B, A 

Which term best describes the Japanese government's attitude toward the Potsdam Declaration?

• Ignorant
• Compliant
• Defiant 
• Compromising

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What role did Harry S. Truman play in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

•  He led the top-secret project that developed the bombs
• He piloted the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima
•  He protested the military's decision to drop the bombs
• He gave the order to drop the bombs

Why did the U.S. government believe that bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki would save lives?

• They believed invading Japan would prove more deadly than the bombings
• They believed atomic bombs would kill fewer people than conventional bombs
• They believed the bombs would only destroy buildings, not kill people 
• They believed that the bombs would wipe out the entire Japanese military

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What did most of the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings have in common?

• They were civilians
• They were soldiers 
• They worked building warships, planes, and bombs
• They were prisoners of war 

After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, tens of thousands of people died of: 

• Building collapses
•  Radiation sickness
• Starvation
• Drownings in bomb-triggered tsunamis

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"The United States created a clandestine program to build nuclear weapons." What does "clandestine" mean?

•  Well-known
• Small 
•  Inexpensive
• Secret 

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The United States fought World War II during what decade? 

• The 1920s
• The 1930s
• The 1940s 
• The 1950s 

What can you infer from the fact that the United States has participated in Japanese commemorations of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings?

• The American government deeply regrets the bombings
• The American government is extremely proud of the bombings
• Relations between America and Japan have improved dramatically since World War II
• America and Japan still consider each other enemies

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Since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons have _____ been used during wartime.

• Often
• Rarely
• Occasionally 
• Never

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