15 questions
P1 The nickname for the day the Allies conquered Germany during WW ll is _________________ .
Valentine's Day
Veteran's Day
V-E Day
P2 Fighting ended in Europe but continued in _________ .
Japan
Germany
the United States
P3 In 1945, Allies were fighting the Japanese in ___________ .
the United States
England
Asia
P2 The Japanese would fight until ____________ .
every soldier died
they ran out of ammunition
Germany surrendered
P2 Military experts said the only way to finish the war was to __________ .
ask Japan to stop fighting
have a meeting
invade Japan
P2 There was concern that the United States could lose as many as one million _______ before Japan surrendered.
soldiers
civilians
pets
P3 In 1945, _______________ was President of the United States.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Donald Trump
P3 At the time Truman became president the atomic bomb __________________ .
worried many people
was a top-secret project
was a well-known weapon
P3 What was significant about the atomic bomb?
it was more destructive than any bomb previously used
nothing
it had to be deployed from a submarine
P3 July 16, 1945 became a significant date when ____________ .
Germany surrendered
WW ll ended
an atomic bomb was successfully tested in New Mexico
P4 The decision to use the atomic bomb was difficult because _____________ .
many innocent people would be killed
it was expensive
it was untested
P5 75,000 people were killed instantly on August 6, 1945 when an atomic bomb was dropped on ___________________ .
London, England
Hiroshima, Japan
Nagaski, Japan
P5 Because Japan did not surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima, the United States _______________ .
surrendered to Japan
dropped a second bomb on another Japanese city
invaded Japan with soldiers
P6 As a result of radiation, people in Japan suffered from _______________ for many years.
leukemia
birth defects
death related to burns and bloating
all of the above
P7 The long lasting effects of the atomic bombs have caused historians to ________________ .
encourage the future use of atomic weapons
question why the U.S. got involved in WW ll
argue about whether it was the right decision