AnswersHSSUS US History Sem 1 26-27Society in the 1920s

Turning Points in the Pacific Answers

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Which of the following things did you include in your response? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
music, such as jazz and the blues
B
churches and religious customs
C
foods
D
spoken dialects
E
celebrations
F
newspapers and journals
G
neighborhoods
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During World War II, who was the commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet?

A
Dwight D. Eisenhower
B
Douglas MacArthur
C
Chester Nimitz
D
George S. Patton
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During World War II, which battle denied the Japanese the opportunity to attack Australia?

A
Battle of the Coral Sea
B
Battle of Midway
C
Battle of Guadalcanal
D
Battle of Iwo Jima
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What made Allied leaders worry about the cost of invading the Japanese mainland?

A
kamikaze fighters
B
machine guns
C
atomic bombs
D
warplanes
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Why did the Allies capture so few Japanese soldiers when they attacked Iwo Jima?

A
The Japanese had successfully fortified the island.
B
The Japanese had planned for no surviving prisoners.
C
The Japanese inflicted terrible casualties on the Allies.
D
The Japanese hid among the civilian population.
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Which Allied nation dropped the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945?

A
Britain
B
United States
C
Australia
D
France
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During World War II, the Battle of the Coral Sea was significant because it

A
evened the naval strength of the Japanese and US fleets.
B
was the first significant win for the Allies in the Pacific.
C
denied the Japanese the chance to launch a direct attack on Australia.
D
was the first sea battle in which warships directly confronted one another.
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Which of the following did General Douglas MacArthur do in the Southwest Pacific during World War II?

A
He commanded half of the American naval fleet.
B
He led US ground forces in an “island-hopping” campaign.
C
He worked behind the scenes with Australian leaders.
D
He was a field marshal in the Filipino armed forces.
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During World War II, which battle was the first significant US victory in the Pacific?

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Battle of the Coral Sea
B
Battle of Midway
C
Battle of Guadalcanal
D
Battle of Iwo Jima
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The 1920s is known as the Jazz Age. What does that tell you about jazz music?

A
Jazz was the only kind of music played during the 1920s.
B
Jazz was an important element of American culture during the 1920s.
C
Jazz music was popular only during the 1920s, and no one listens to it anymore.
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Hughes suggests that the point of singing the blues is

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to make the singer feel better by expressing sorrow in music.
B
to make the audience feel sad by expressing sorrow in music.
C
to puzzle the listeners by singing about something they don’t care about.
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Why were so many Japanese lives lost in the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa?

A
The Japanese weapons were inferior to the American ones.
B
The United States fought harder than Japan.
C
The Japanese commanders refused to surrender, even when the battle had been lost.
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Why did President Roosevelt originally authorize the development of the atomic bomb?

A
He believed that Germany was trying to develop one.
B
He wanted to end the war quickly.
C
He feared that the United States could not defeat Japan without it.
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What was the situation in the spring and summer of 1945, when Truman had to make his decision? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
The Allies were ready to transfer their war resources from Europe to the Pacific.
B
Japan was busily rearming and threatening to strike back.
C
Japan’s leaders were refusing to surrender.
D
US resources had been stretched thin, and the United States’ ability to invade was limited.
E
Japan’s ability to make war had been badly crippled.
F
The United States was inflicting heavy damage by bombing Japan’s cities.
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What other choices did Truman struggle with in the summer of 1945?

Answer:

He could authorize an invasion of Japan. He could blockade Japan and continue bombing. He could demonstrate the bomb in some remote area. He could drop the bomb on a Japanese city.

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Why did Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

Answer:

President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb because he believed a land invasion of Japan would result in too many American casualties. Japan’s leaders appeared determined to fight to the death rather than surrender, and Truman did not believe that a naval blockade or conventional bombing would be enough to end the war quickly.

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As a result of Japan’s increasing use of suicide attacks in 1945, Allied leaders began

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decreasing the number of bombing raids on Japanese cities.
B
developing more accurate and effective anti-aircraft weapons.
C
thinking of a new strategy besides invading the Japanese mainland.
D
weighing the pros and cons of surrendering to the Japanese.
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President Roosevelt responded to Einstein’s letter by authorizing $6,000 in funding for experiments to create a nuclear chain reaction. Why would Roosevelt have taken this course of action?

A
Roosevelt did not want the United States to fall behind in military strength.
B
Roosevelt did not want the United States to have an atomic bomb.
C
Einstein was a pacifist who opposed war.

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