WWII

What country surrendered on May 8, 1945

• Italy

• Japan

• Soviet Union

• Germany

What does "VE Day" stand for?

• Victory in Europe

• Victory Over All

• Victory in England

• Victory Everyday

On April 12, 1945, President Roosevelt suddenly ________.

Who became President after Roosevelt?

• John F. Kennedy

• Harry Truman

• Herbert Hoover

• Dwight Eisenhower

What was the Manhattan Project?

• A group of soldiers sent on a special mission

• A group of factory workers that built weapons

• A code name given to the effort to build the atomic bomb

• A project to help wounded soldiers

Where was the top secret lab to build the atomic bomb located?

• Manhattan

• Mexico

• Washington D.C.

• New Mexico

Why did Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs?

• Japan would not surrender

• He was angry at the Axis Powers

• Germany would not surrender

• He wanted to test them out to see if they worked

Where was the first atomic bomb dropped in WWII?

• Italy

• Nagasaki, Japan

• Moscow, Germany

• Hiroshima, Japan

Did Japan surrender after the U.S. dropped the FIRST atomic bomb?

• Yes

• No

Who won WWII?

• Axis Powers

• Allied Powers