Atomic Bomb Quiz

^{The _________ was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb}

• The New York Project
• The Manhattan Project
• The Atom Splitting Project
• The Nuclear Project

During which war did the U.S. create the atomic bomb?

• World War I
• World War II
• Korean War
• Vietnam War

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

• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Harry S. Truman
• John F. Kennedy

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

• wanted to see if the bomb worked
•  did not think they could defeat the Japanese
• did not have the soldiers or weapons left to attack Japan
• They estimated that 500,000 to 1 million Allied soldiers would die in an invasion

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

• True
• False

What was the main purpose of the Manhattan Project _________?

• Forcing Japan to surrender and having control over postwar policy
• Just to spend a large amount of money
• To scare other Nations

Where was the first atomic bomb exploded?      

• In a secret lab Washington, D.C.
• Nagasaki, Japan
• The desert in New Mexico  
• Hiroshima, Japan

What was the Manhattan Project's first success called?

• The Trinity Test

• The Trench Test

• The Tristan Test

• The Terrible Test

The scientists were scared of the damage the bomb created

• True
• False

Years after the bombs dropped, deaths occurred in high volumes

• True
• False