Summer Assesment

Question 1

Japans mentality was fight to death and never surrender. Japanese government put people into national milata to defend japan.

Answer 1

Justified

Question 2

All major nations had bombed civilian targets at some point eg the fire bombing of Tokyo led to 75000 to 200000 civilian deaths

Answer 2

Justified

Question 3

Due to Japans mentality America would have to capture literally ALL land leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths. So the bomb was the only solution.

Answer 3

Justified

Question 4

The bomb cost hundreds of thousands with intention of dropping it to make so some would have seen it as a waste not to drop it.

Answer 4

Justified

Question 5

The Japanese had committed many war crimes some felt that they deserved the bomb

Answer 5

Justified

Question 6

70,000 were killed at Hiroshima and 36,000 at Nagasaki most were civilians

Answer 6

Not justified

Question 7

Radiation sickness killed people for 40 years after it was dropped.

Answer 7

Not justified

Question 8

Some think the bomb was used to display military superiority towards the soviets. This therefor contributed to the start of the Cold War.

Answer 8

Not justified

Question 9

By 1950 the number killed at Hiroshima had risen to 200,000 due to radiation sickness.

Answer 9

Not justified

Question 10

Dr Misccamble stated that the bomb was the “least awful option.” Arguing that it saved more lives in the long run.

Answer 10

Both