Hiroshima day quiz

About This Quiz & Worksheet This quiz and its attached worksheet lets you find out what you know about the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These questions will focus on the historical events surrounding these attacks. Quiz & Worksheet Goals In this set of questions, you'll assess your knowledge of: • The site of the first atomic bomb test • Other options available to President Truman to end WWII • The nation that the United States feared would build an atomic bomb first Skills Practiced • Reading awareness - make sure you know the most important information from the lesson, such as what President Truman could have done instead of dropping the atomic bomb • Critical thinking - apply what you know to examine information about the end of WWII in a different way • Remembering details - remember what you've learned about what caused people to continue dying in Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the bombs were dropped • Learning practice - use what you know to answer questions about who the U.S. was racing with to develop an atomic bomb and who has nuclear weapons today Additional Learning You can learn more about these moments in history by reading the lesson titled Hiroshima & Nagasaki Bombing Lesson for Kids: Summary & Facts. It helps explain: • The power of an atom bomb • When atomic bombs have been used in warfare • The names of the two bombs dropped during WWII • World War I Timeline: Lesson for Kids Quiz • World War II Timeline: Lesson for Kids Quiz • Treaty of Versailles Le...

In memory of the fateful day and of those who lost their lives, Hiroshima Day is observed yearly on August 6. The observance serves as a reminder of the day when a nuclear weapon was used during an armed conflict between the United States and Japan, and the lives that were lost when an entire city was razed to the ground. Little did they know that the effects of the atomic bomb that was dropped by the U.S. on the city of Hiroshima, Japan in 1945 would be felt by the next generations of Japanese as well. There was a large-scale loss of infrastructure, and a large number of people continued to die years after the incident. History of Hiroshima Day The bomb was dropped over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the final year of World War II by the United States. The first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and after three days, the second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people and destroyed the infrastructure of both cities. The Allied leaders had demanded the unconditional surrender of the Imperial Japanese armed forces. While the Japanese were presented with an ultimatum upon not abiding by the demands, there was no mention of atomic bombardment. The Japanese government rejected the demand. On August 6, 1945, a modified B-29 dropped a uranium gun-type bomb, named ‘Little Boy,’ on Hiroshima. Three days later another B-29 dropped a plutonium implosion bomb, named ‘Fat Man,’ on Nagasaki. Reports s...

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