End of World War II

Why did the U.S. decide to drop the atomic bomb?

• They didn't think they could defeat the Japanese.

• They didn't have enough soldiers or weapons to defeat the Japanese.

• The bomb would be easier and quicker.

• They thought too many allied soldiers would die in the invasion.

After World War II, which nations became bitter rivals during the Cold War?

• Britian and France

• Japan and the United States

• the Soviet Union and the United States

• the Soviet Union and Cuba

What American was tasked with overseeing the occupation and rebuilding of Japan?

• Harry S Truman

• Douglas MacArthur

• George Patton

• Dwight D Eisenhower

Should the United States have dropped the atomic bomb on Japan?

• Yes

• No

The D-Day Allied invasion of France took place where?

• Paris

• Plymoth

• Tokyo

• Normandy

The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials was to

• test the newly developed atomic bomb.

• determine how the holocaust happened.

• punish German leaders for war crimes.

• remove the emperor of Japan from power.

After World War II, trials for Nazi war criminals were conducted by the

• (1) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• (2) Nuremburg Tribunals

• (3) Sadler Commission

• (4) International Red Cross

What event marked the official end of World War II?

• A) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• B) The bombing of Hiroshima

• C) The signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender

• D) The fall of Berlin

Which conference was held to discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe?

• A) Yalta Conference

• B) Potsdam Conference

• C) Tehran Conference

• D) Geneva Conference

Who was the British Prime Minister at the end of World War II?

• A) Winston Churchill

• B) Clement Attlee

• C) Neville Chamberlain

• D) Anthony Eden