WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
the sending of thousands of pilots on suicde missions
|
|
|
nighttime attacks by Japanese troops agains American lines
|
|
|
the loss of over 100, 000 Japanese lives at Okinawa
|
|
|
All these answers are correct.
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 killed and maimed hundreds of thousands of people, and their effects are still being felt today. By the end of 1945, the bombing had killed an estimated 140, 000 people in Hiroshima, and a further 74, 000 in Nagasaki.
Detailed explanation-2: -The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the reason for Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation and rehabilitation of the Japanese state. Between 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces, led by General Douglas A. MacArthur, enacted widespread military, political, economic, and social reforms.
Detailed explanation-4: -Then, on August 9, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb over Nagasaki, ultimately killing approximately 70, 000. Finally recognizing that victory was impossible, the Japanese government accepted Allied surrender terms without qualifications on August 14, 1945.