The Atomic Bomb Ends the War

Why did Truman decide to use atomic bombs against Japan?

58%

11%

16%

16% 1. Too keep Germany from reinforcing Japan

2. To see if the bombs work

3. To make Japan radioactive

4. Japan’s army would defend every inch of Japan

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Where was the first Atomic bomb detonated?

58%0%

42%

0%

0%

Hiroshima Nagasaki New Mexico

Germany Texas

1. Hiroshima

2. Nagasaki

3. New Mexico

4. Germany

5. Texas

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How many people died as a result of BOTH atomic bombs?

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96%

4%0%

1000000 200000 100000 2000

1. 1,000,000

2. 200,000

3. 100,000

4. 2000

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Where did Japan surrender to the United States?

76%

10%

10%

5%

1. Washington DC

2. Aboard the Enola Gay

3. Versailles

4. USS Missouri

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What was central purpose of the Yalta Conference?

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0%

56%

44% 1. Whether or not to drop the atomic bomb

2. What the post war world would look like

3. How to deal with war criminals

4. Butter side up or down

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What happened to Germany as a result of the Yalta Conference?

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96%

4%

0%

Germany would bec... Germany would be ...

Germany would no ... Texas would becom...

1. Germany would become an agrarian state.

2. Germany would be divided into 4 zones.

3. Germany would no longer exist

4. Texas would become a state

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Who occupied Japan after the war?

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36%56%

0%

Germany Russia

Combined occupati... USA

Texas

1. Germany2. Russia3. Combined

occupation of Russia, France, Great Britain and USA

4. USA5. Texas1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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What were the Nuremburg Trials?

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0%

12%

88%1. Nazis were convicted for crimes

against humanity

2. Japanese leaders put on trial for Asian atrocities.

3. Russians put on trial for the killings of Polish officers

4. Italians put on trial for the invasion of Greece.

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