The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over two Japanese cities on August 6th and 9th in 1945. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only uses of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. Name the cities!
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
(3 points)
a.) Fukuoka and Tokyo
b.) Hiroshima and Nagasaki
c.) Tokushima and Osaka
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
(2 points)
The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of hostilities in World War II. The signing took place on the deck of…which ship in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945?
a.) USS Missouri
b.) USS Arizona
USS Missouri
(1 point)
