Victory in the Pacific Answers

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What effect did the dropping of the atomic bomb have after the war?

A
It made future wars less likely.
B
It started the Vietnam War.
C
It ended relations between Japan and the Allies.
D
It started a nuclear arms race.
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Which best describes why Japan surrendered?

A
Its leaders knew it could not win the war.
B
It faced rebellion in the lands it occupied.
C
It faced a demoralized and rioting population.
D
Its leaders did not want to fight on three fronts.
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Why did the Allies believe that New Guinea was strategically important?

A
The territory was located far from the Philippines.
B
It was close to Australia and New Zealand.
C
The Japanese did not want this territory.
D
It was large enough to house military bases.
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Which best describes why kamikaze pilots were willing to go on suicide missions?

A
They wanted to ensure Allied rule in the Pacific.
B
They were devoted to Japan and its emperor.
C
They planned to overthrow the Japanese government.
D
They wanted to ensure that Japan was defeated.
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What was the primary reason the Allies seized Saipan in 1944?

A
to liberate the people of Saipan
B
to stop the Japanese from moving west
C
to remove long-term military bases
D
to push north and west toward Japan
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Why was Iwo Jima a major step in the Allies’ island-hopping campaign?

A
The Allies needed its significant natural resources.
B
It was the site of Japan’s missile defense system.
C
Its airfields would enable them to attack Japan.
D
The Japanese had yet to invade the island.
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Over which cities did the United States drop the atomic bomb? Check all that apply.

A
Fukushima
B
Hiroshima
C
Nagasaki
D
Nagoya
E
Tokyo
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Which president decided to use the atomic bomb in the summer of 1945?

A
Franklin D. Roosevelt
B
Harry S. Truman
C
Dwight D. Eisenhower
D
John F. Kennedy
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Which best describes why kamikaze pilots were willing to go on suicide missions?

A
They wanted to ensure Allied rule in the Pacific.
B
They were devoted to Japan and its emperor.
C
They planned to overthrow the Japanese government.
D
They wanted to ensure that Japan was defeated.
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Which president decided to use the atomic bomb in the summer of 1945?

A
Franklin D. Roosevelt
B
Harry S. Truman
C
Dwight D. Eisenhower
D
John F. Kennedy
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When did the Allies liberate the Philippines?

A
January of 1945
B
August of 1945
C
September of 1945
D
May of 1945
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Which was one of the first islands taken in the island-hopping campaign?

A
Midway
B
Guadalcanal
C
Guam
D
Saipan
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What effect did the dropping of the atomic bomb have after the war?

A
It made future wars less likely.
B
It started the Vietnam War.
C
It ended relations between Japan and the Allies.
D
It started a nuclear arms race.
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The Allies’ decisive victory at the Battle of Leyte Gulf best indicated that

A
the island-hopping strategy was working.
B
they had support from the Filipino government.
C
Japan’s eventual surrender was guaranteed.
D
they would eventually lose the war.
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Which of these events occurred first during the summer of 1945?

A
The Soviets joined the Pacific war.
B
Truman gave Japan an ultimatum to surrender.
C
The first atomic bomb was dropped.
D
The second atomic bomb was dropped.
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Why did the Allies believe that New Guinea was strategically important?

A
The territory was located far from the Philippines.
B
It was close to Australia and New Zealand.
C
The Japanese did not want this territory.
D
It was large enough to house military bases.

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