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WorksheetsEurope and Japan in Ruins
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 14mins
When did WWII end?
1939
1942
1944
1945
Near the end of WWII, what country did the United States military drop atomic bombs on?
China
Germany
Japan
The Soviet Union
Who made the difficult decision to use atomic weapons against Japan?
President Roosevelt
President Truman
Hitler
Mussolini
What lead to the surrender of Japan and the end of WWII in the Pacific?
US dropped atomic bombs on 2 Japanese cities.
Russia defeated the Japanese in North Korea.
Japan dropped atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor Naval base.
United States agreed to help rebuild Japan
What did the governments of the United States and Japan agree to do at the end of WWII?
work together to rebuild Japan
work together to defeat the Nazis
work together to defeat the Russians
stop the spread of Communism into Asia
How did the United States and Japan become enemies?
Japan attacked the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1941
The United States dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan in 1941
Japan invaded Poland whom the United States had an alliance with
Japan signed an alliance with Nazi Germany, which the United States was at war with.
How could the relationship between the United States and Japan be described after WWII?
strong relationship economically, politically, and militarily
weak relationship economically, politically, and militarily
strong economic relationship but at odds militarily
weak economic relationship but strong political and military relationship
How could Japan be describe immediately after WWII?
devastated with widespread destruction
powerful with newly gained territory
economically powerful with a weak military
strong military strength with a weak economy
Who was General Douglas MacArthur
US Military Officer in charge of rebuilding Japan after WWII
US Military Officer responsible for the surrender of the Nazis
British military officer in charge of repairing relations between US and Japan
Russian military officer responsible for planning Japanese reparations to China
What form of government did General MacArthur establish for Japan after WWII?
Constitutional Monarchy (Parliamentary Democracy)
Presidential Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
Communist Oligarchy
What was the role of the Emperor in the new government of Japan after WWII?
Symbolic Figurehead (Head of State)
Head of Government
Autocratic Dictator
Removed from all involvement
True or false: The U.S. has been the first AND only country that has dropped an atomic bomb on another country.
True
False
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 allies soldiers would die in the invasion.
Why did the U.S. need to take over Iwo Jima?
They needed to get close to Japan to steal their resources.
They needed a place to revenge the attack on Pearl Harbor.
They needed to use their resources to win.
They needed to get as close as they could to Japan to successfully attack.
