Manhattan Project/Aftermath of WWII Review

Which famous scientist wrote the letter alerting the U.S. President, FDR, about the German's discovery of nuclear fission?

• Marie Curie
• Albert Einstein
• Robert Oppenheimer
• Katherine Johnson

What does NATO stand for?

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• North American Trade Organization
• Northern Alliance Trade Origins
• Native American Tribal Organization

The atomic bombs used to end World War II were dropped on__________________.

• Tokyo and Nagasaki
• Berlin and Tokyo
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Hiroshima and Berlin

^{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

Who was the leading physicist of the Manhattan project

• Oppenheimer
• H.G. Wells
• Leo Szilard
• Einstein

Where was the site of the first atomic bomb test?

• Oak Ridge, TN

• University of Chicago

• Trinity Site, New Mexico

• Hanford, Washington

The United States and the Soviet Union were allies that completely trusted one another by freely sharing information on how to construct an atomic weapon.

• True
• False

Which of these organizations was created after World War II to "reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small"?

• International Monetary Fund

• League of Nations

• United Nations

• World Bank

Which of these statements BEST describes how the Allies dealt with Japan after World War II?

• The Japanese were forced to make crippling reparation payments to the Allies.

• The Allies helped Japan rebuild its economy and establish a democratic government.

• The Allies helped restore the emperor to power as the constitutional ruler of Japan.

• The Japanese islands were divided among the Allies to rule as mandates.

Who did each of the four military occupation zones belong to?

• Britain, France, United States, and Italy

• United States, Britain, China, and France

• China, USSR, Britain, and United States

• United States, the USSR, France, and Britain