6/3/24 HW- World War II and the Atomic Bomb

What were the two choices President Truman focused on to end the war with Japan in summer 1945?

• Invade Japan or use the atomic bomb

• Negotiate peace or use chemical weapons

• Use biological weapons or continue conventional bombing

• Withdraw troops or use the atomic bomb

On what date did the United States drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

• August 9, 1945

• August 6, 1945

• July 4, 1945

• September 2, 1945

What was the name of the American B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

• Enola Gay

• Little Boy

• Fat Man

• Manhattan

How many people approximately died in Hiroshima as a result of the atomic bomb?

• 30,000

• 50,000

• 70,000

• 90,000

What was the name of the project initiated by President Roosevelt to develop the atomic bomb?

• The Enola Gay Project

• The Hiroshima Project

• The Manhattan Project

• The Interim Committee

Who became president of the United States after Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Henry L. Stimson

What was the recommendation of the Interim Committee regarding the use of the atomic bomb?

• To give the Japanese a warning before using the bomb

• To demonstrate the bomb on an uninhabited area

• To use the bomb without any warning

• To negotiate peace without using the bomb

Where did Truman meet with other Allied leaders in mid-July 1945?

• Yalta

• Potsdam

• Tehran

• Casablanca

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union that Truman was anxious to get into the war against Japan?

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leonid Brezhnev

• Joseph Stalin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

What did the war planners select as the target cities for the atomic bombs?

• Tokyo and Osaka

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Kyoto and Yokohama

• Sapporo and Kobe