End Of The War In The Pacific

26 August 2022
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The new Japanese constitution after World War II contained a clause that
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b. prevented Japan from having or using an army.
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Supporters of using the atomic bomb against Japan believed it would
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a. save American lives
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A strategy President Truman and his advisors considered to end World War II was
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c. continuing to fight the war the same way.
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What was the result of the Trinity Test in 1945?
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c. Scientists realized how powerful the nuclear bomb was
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Who was in charge of US forces in Japan following World War II?
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b. General MacArthur
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How did changes that the US made affects Japan's economy after World War II?
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c. Japan became one of the world's strongest economies.
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What did the Einstein-Szilard letter warn President Roosevelt about in 1939?
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b. that Germany was researching nuclear weapons
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Changes made by the United States after World War II affected the agricultural system in Japan by
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b. allowing farmers to buy the land they farmed.
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During the US occupation of Japan after World War II, Japan's military was
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d. dismantled by the US military
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The town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, was built by the US government in the early 1940s as a site
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a. for research on atomic weapons.
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Which scientist is often called the "father of the atomic bomb" because of his work as the head of the Manhattan Project?
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d. Robert Oppenheimer
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Which caused the US Army to take over atomic research in the early 1940s?
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d. the US entry into World War II
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What was a major concern of scientists who left Nazi Germany for the United States before World War II?
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c. They feared Germany was trying to develop nuclear weapons.
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Which statement best describes the Manhattan Project during World War II?
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a. It was a large product that employed many people at several sites across the United States.