23. Document Project 23: The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb

Quiz for Document 23.5 Petition to the President of the United States, July 17, 1945

Quiz for Document 23.5: Petition to the President of the United States, July 17, 1945

Document 23.5: Petition to the President of the United States, July 17, 1945

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question 1

1. Some of the scientists from the Manhattan Project claimed that the threat that led to the creation of the atomic bomb no longer existed. Why did this threat no longer exist?

Japan was about to surrender.

Germany had been defeated.

Russia had scrapped its atomic program.

The Axis powers did not have any atomic capabilities.

Question 2

2. Under what circumstances were the undersigned scientists willing to condone the use of an atomic weapon against Japan?

The Battle of Okinawa was lost by the United States.

The terms of surrender were clearly stated.

The Germans joined in the Pacific theater campaign.

The Russians declared war on the United States.

Question 3

3. What postwar concern did the scientists have regarding the wartime use of atomic weaponry?

Dueling atomic rivals

Radiation burns

Availability of materials

Acid rain

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