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Unit 7 Nuclear Weapons

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who initiated the Manhattan Project?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

President Harry S. Truman

2.

When was Hiroshima bombed?

a)

July 16, 1945

b)

August 9, 1945

c)

August 16, 1945

d)

August 6, 1945

3.

Who ultimately made the decision to authorize the use of atomic bombs?

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Henry S. Truman

d)

President Roosevelt

4.

Where was the Trinity Test conducted?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Arizona

c)

Hiroshima

d)

New York

5.

What are nuclear weapons?

a)

A nuclear weapon is a device that uses a chemical reaction to create a bomb.

b)

A nuclear weapons is a device that uses electrons to create big explosions.

c)

A nuclear weapon is a device that uses a nuclear reaction to create an explosion.

d)

A nuclear weapons is a device that uses protons to create bombs.

6.

What did the development and use of nuclear weapons during World War II lead to?

a)

the start of the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

b)

the start of the nuclear arms race between the United States and China

c)

the start of the nuclear arms race between the United States and Germany

d)

the start of the nuclear arms race between the Soviet Union and Germany

7.

Which initiative did The United States and the Soviet Union seek to control the proliferation of nuclear weapons?

a)

Armistice of Cassibile and the United States Atom Bomb Prevention Center

b)

The Paris Peace Treaty and the United Nations Atom Bomb Prevention Center

c)

Versailles Treaty and the United States Atomic Energy Commute

d)

Baruch Plan and the creation of the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission

8.

When was the Trinity Test conducted?

a)

July 19, 1944

b)

July 16, 1945

c)

July 14, 1945

d)

August 6, 1945

9.

When was the Manhattan Project launched?

a)

1945

b)

1935

c)

1933

d)

1939

10.

Which committee was created to organize US scientific resources for war including research on the atom?

a)

The National Defense Research Committee

b)

The Army Corps of Engineers Manhattan District

c)

 The Atomic Energy Commission

d)

United Nations Atomic Energy Commission

11.

When did Nagasaki get bombed?

a)

August 6, 1945

b)

August 9, 1945

c)

August 5, 1945

d)

July 16, 1945

12.

The bombings of ​ (a)____  and ​ (b)____   resulted in massive loss of ​ (c)____   and​ long-term health effects on survivors due to ​ (d)____   exposure.

a)

a) Hiroshima

b) Nagasaki

c) life

d) radiation

b)

a) Nagasaki

b) Hiroshima

c) health

d) chemical

c)

a) Nagasaki

b) Hiroshima

c) hearts

d) bomb

d)

a) Hiroshima

b) Nagasaki

c) entity

d) phone

13.

What was the name of the bomber who deployed the bomb on Nagasaki?

a)

Boscow

b)

Boss

c)

Boscar

d)

Bockscar

14.

Where were the nuclear bombs launched from?

a)

Hawaii

b)

United States

c)

Titian Island

d)

Tinian Island

15.

What was the name of the bomb dropped on Nagasaki?

a)

Little Boy

b)

Fat Man

c)

Fat Boy

d)

Little Man