GR12:LESSON11: Hiroshima And Nagasaki And The Surrender Of Japan

What event prompted Albert Einstein to warn President Roosevelt about the potential development of atomic weapons?

• The Manhattan Project's success

• Nuclear fission experiments in Germany

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• Stalin's nuclear research program

When was the first successful atomic bomb test conducted?

• August 2, 1939

• June 1941

• July 16, 1945

• August 6, 1945

What was President Truman's primary motivation for using the atomic bomb against Japan?

• To impress Stalin at the Potsdam Conference

• To test the weapon's effectiveness

• To force an immediate surrender from Germany

• To reduce American military casualties

How much TNT equivalent explosive power did the first atomic test generate?

• More than 15,000 tons

• Less than 10,000 tons

• Exactly 20,000 tons

• More than 50,000 tons

What significant event preceded the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

• The invasion of Okinawa

• The defeat of Nazi Germany

• Japan's rejection of the Potsdam Declaration

• The Soviet Union entering the war

What was the immediate death toll from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima?

• Between 35,000 and 40,000 people

• Over 100,000 people by year's end

• Approximately 70,000 people

• Approximately 50,000 people

How many square miles were completely devastated by fire in Hiroshima?

• 1.8 square miles

• 3.2 square miles

• 2.4 square miles

• 4.4 square miles

Which Japanese city was targeted by the second atomic bomb?

• Osaka

• Nagasaki

• Tokyo

• Kyoto

On which Japanese island was Hiroshima located?

• Kyushu

• Shikoku

• Hokkaido

• Honshu

How many square miles were devastated in the Nagasaki bombing?

• 1.8 square miles

• 4.4 square miles

• 2.8 square miles

• 3.6 square miles