Question

1. What is the best explanation for why the United States decided to target Hiroshima?

A) It was geographically suited for bombing and evaluating the results of bombing.

B) It would have few casualties because it was nearly destroyed by previous bombings.

C) It was a religiously and culturally significant city for the Japanese monarchy.

D) It was a city with many family connections to Emperor Hirohito and military leaders.



2 .While President Truman ultimately made the decision to drop the atomic bombs, the Manhattan Project and the development of those bombs was a decision made by

A) President Franklin Roosevelt

B) General Dwight D. Eisenhower

C) Prime Minister Winston Churchill

D) scientist Albert Einstein



3. The Potsdam Declaration issued the ultimatum to Japan that it

A) agreed to surrender immediately to Allied forces

B) submitted itself to permanent occupation by Allied forces

C) began a negotiation process with the U.S. only

D) agreed to sign a truce by the end of 1945

Answer 1

1. A, Hiroshima hadn't been bombed yet, so they could easily measure the effects of the first ever A-Bomb.

2. B, Eisenhower had complete control over the project.

3. A, they had to surrender or they faced "sudden destruction"... we warned them!


Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Hiroshima wasn't actually targeted though lol...the day was cloudy and the bomb was meant for tokyo...because of the clouds they could not find tokyo so they dropped it on hiroshima since it had an airbase and it was not cloud covered

Answer 3

2 is not B and the first one is right

Answer 4

1 is A
2 is A

Answer 5

1 = A
It was geographically suited for bombing and evaluating the results of bombing.

Answer 6

2 = A

President Franklin Roosevelt