USA HISTORY

The U.S. supplied weapons to Allies during WWII. Roosevelt and Churchill signed the Atlantic Charter and the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on Japan, ending WWII. What was one result of these events?

(A) the United Nations sought to limit the expansion of communism

(B) the British government continued to dominate European politics

(C) the public’s fear of a major military conflict decreased

(D) ** the global role of teh United States in world politics increased

Concept note-1: -The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki First, of course, was to bring the war with Japan to a speedy end and spare American lives. It has been suggested that the second objective was to demonstrate the new weapon of mass destruction to the Soviet Union.

Concept note-2: -By the end of 1945, the bombing had killed an estimated 140, 000 people in Hiroshima, and a further 74, 000 in Nagasaki. In the years that followed, many of the survivors would face leukemia, cancer, or other terrible side effects from the radiation.

Concept note-3: -Truman did not seek to destroy Japanese culture or people; the goal was to destroy Japan’s ability to make war. So, on the morning of August 6, 1945, the American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped the world’s first atom bomb over the city of Hiroshima.

Concept note-4: -The explicit reason was to swiftly end the war with Japan. But it was also intended to send a message to the Soviets. Ever since America dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945, the question has persisted: Was that magnitude of death and destruction really needed to end World War II?