Reasons for Defeat of Japan in WW2

One reason for the defeat of Japan in WW2 was that by 1942, Japan had taken over the whole of China and Southeast Asia but However, a small country like Japan did not have the ____ and manpower to manage such a large territory.

The Japanese had to fight against resistance groups against Japanese rule in the Southeast Asian countries that it controlled, like Force ____, in Malaya.

• 134

• 135

• 136

• 137

Although the USA mostly produced goods for consumption instead of military equipment, it was able to quickly switch over to _______ production once it entered the war.

To ensure that American factories had enough skilled workers to produce the weapons necessary for war, the USA recruited ______ to work in their industries.

• young men

• elderly

• women

• children

The USA decided to use a strategy of island ______ which meant that the USA would bypass islands that were heavily defended.

The eventual reason for Japan's defeat was the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of ________ in August 1945.

• Kyoto and Nagasaki

• Hiroshima and Tokyo

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Kyoto and Hiroshima

The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki took place on:

• 5 and 9 Aug 1945

• 6 and 9 Aug 1944

• 6 and 7 Aug 1945

• 6 and 9 Aug 1945

Once Germany surrendered in May 1945, the Allies focused all their attention on Japan and Japan was in no position to fight _______ all by itself.

• USA, France and the USSR

• USA, Britain, and the USSR

• USA, Britain, and China

• USA, France, and Italy