WWII REVIEW

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

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

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

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

• True
• False

P4 The decision to use the atomic bomb was difficult because _____________ .

• many innocent people would be killed

• it was expensive

• it was untested

What plunged the US into WW2?

• The Japanese dropping the atomic bomb on NYC.
• The German attack on Pearl Harbor.
• The Stock Market Crash of 1929.
• The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

The United States dropped two atomic bombs in August 1945. What impact did these bombs have on the outcome of World War II?

• Germany, Italy, and Japan joined together to form the Axis Powers.

• Japanese planes responded with a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

• Germany surrendered bringing an official end to World War II.

• Japan surrendered, bringing a second-front end to World War II.

What was the names of the two bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

• The Detonator

• Fat Man

• Death Punch

• Little Boy

What two Japanese cities were Fat Man and Little Boy dropped on?

• Beijing

• Nagasaki

• Tokyo

• Hiroshima

Who is this?

• Adolf Hitler

• Franz Grubich

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

Who is this?

• Johan Gutenburg

• Joseph Stalin

• Michael Comachev

• Adolf Hitler