AI 7 The Atomic Bomb

What countries made up the Axis Powers?

• a) United States, Britain, Soviet Union
• b) Germany, Italy, Japan
• c) France, Canada, China
• d) Germany, Britain, Japan

What was the name of the project that created the atomic bomb?

• a) The Atomic Project
• b) The Manhattan Project
• c) The Truman Project
• d) The Hiroshima Plan

What was the main reason the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb?

• a) To test a new weapon
• b) To show strength
• c) To end the war quickly
• d) To take over Japan

What city was the first target of the atomic bomb?

• a) Tokyo
• b) Nagasaki
• c) Hiroshima
• d) Kyoto

When did Japan surrender?

• a) August 6, 1945
• b) September 2, 1945
• c) July 16, 1945
• d) May 8, 1945

What dangerous effect did the atomic bomb have on people?

• a) Cold weather
• b) Radioactivity and illness
• c) Extra food supplies
• d) It made people stronger

What was V-E Day?

• a) The day Germany surrendered
• b) The day Japan surrendered
• c) The day the atomic bomb was tested
• d) The day the war started

What was V-J Day?

• a) The day Japan surrendered
• b) The day Germany surrendered
• c) The day World War II started
• d) The day the atomic bomb was dropped

Who was the U.S. President when the atomic bomb was dropped?

• a) Franklin D. Roosevelt
• b) Harry S. Truman
• c) Dwight D. Eisenhower
• d) John F. Kennedy

Where was the first atomic bomb tested?

• a) Japan
• b) Germany
• c) New Mexico
• d) California