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What was the name of the bomber that was used to drop a bomb on Hiroshima by the United States?

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  1. Bockscar

  2. Little Boy

  3. Fat Man

  4. Enola Gay

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The Bomber Enola Gay was used for dropping the first atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II. Enola Gay was instructed to drop the bomb only if visibility was good.

People of ___________ race were regarded as inferior by Hitler.

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  1. Christian

  2. Jew

  3. Hindu

  4. Islam

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Hitler saw Jews as an inferior race. He wanted to destroy them as part of a conspiracy to take over the world.
  • He ordered the boycott of many Jewish shops and passed a range of laws which were against the Jews.

What was the term used for the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis?

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  1. Holodomor

  2. Kristallnacht

  3. Holocaust

  4. Aktion

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • The Holocaust was the murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators.
  • Other than Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, mentally or physically disabled people were also killed in the Holocaust.

Which US President made the decision to drop the bomb on Japan?

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  1. Harry S. Truman

  2. Winston Churchill

  3. Douglas MacArthur

  4. Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The decision to drop the bomb on Japan was made by US President Harry Truman.
  • He argued that the bombing would shorten the war, remove any need to invade Japan and so save the lives of thousands of American servicemen as well as Japanese civilians.

Who was the German minister of war production?

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  1. Arthur Harris

  2. Martin Bormann

  3. Albert Speer

  4. Adolf Hitler

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • In February 1942, Adolf Hitler appointed Speer as Minister of Armaments or war production, succeeding Dr Fritz Todt, who had been killed in an aircraft accident.
  • He was a good administrator and considerably raised production levels of armaments. 

Which city of Japan was bombed on the 9th of March 1945?

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  1. Hiroshima

  2. Tokyo

  3. Nagasaki

  4. Iwo Jima

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • The Japanese city of Tokyo was bombed on 9th March 1945. American bombers dropped fire bombs without a specific target on the Japanese city of Tokyo.
  • These fire bombs created a huge firestorm destroying 16 square miles of the city and causing 100000 civilian casualties.

What was the name of the racial law introduced by the Nazis?

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  1. Human Rights Law

  2. Nuremberg Laws

  3. Nazi Laws

  4. Reichstag Laws

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The Nuremberg Laws were passed in the year 1935 by the Nazis. The law was racist in nature and was against the Jews. It concluded that Jews could not be German citizens.

On 6th August 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of _______________.

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  1. Osaka

  2. Tokyo

  3. Yokohama

  4. Hiroshima

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
On 6th August 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Within minutes, over 70000 people were dead and as many again injured. One square mile of the city was totally destroyed.

Which country led the Manhattan Project related to the development of nuclear weapons?

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  1. USA

  2. France

  3. Germany

  4. Japan

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The US led the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb. It employed 130000 people and costed $2 billion. It made the first successful nuclear test on 16th July 1945.

Name the two Japanese islands that were invaded by the Americans.

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  1. Kyushu and Honshu

  2. Yakushima and Okinawa

  3. Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

  4. Honshu and Yakushima

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The Japanese islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa were invaded by the Americans. The battle was fierce with high casualties on both the American as well the Japanese side.