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"Hiroshima"

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"The 1995 made-for-TV movie "Hiroshima" gives a compelling account of the days leading up to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan during World War II."

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1. As the film begins, what island did the U.S. Marines invade on Easter Sunday, 1945?
    Saipan
    Guam
    Guadalcanal
    Okinawa


2. Who first informed Harry Truman of the death of President Franklin Roosevelt?
    Secretary of State
    Bess Truman
    Newspaper reporter
    Eleanor Roosevelt


3. In an early, informal encounter with the press, what did President Truman ask of them?
    Patience
    Privacy
    Trust
    Prayer


4. What did Truman do immediately after being sworn in as President?
    Kissed his wife
    Wept
    Flashed a "V" for victory sign
    Kissed the Bible


5. Who questioned Truman about the strategy of "saturation bombing"?
    General George Marshall
    Secretary of War Henry Stimson
    J. Robert Oppenheimer
    General Curtis LeMay


6. Former Roosevelt advisor James Byrnes paid a visit on Truman shortly after he was sworn in as president. What job did Truman offer him?
    Chief of Staff
    Secretary of War
    Attorney General
    Secretary of State


7. What was the name of Japan's last battleship that had been sunk by the American Navy?
    Yamashiro
    Nagato
    Yamato
    Musashi.


8. Japanese Prime Minister Suzuki stated that his wife had been the Emperor's kindergarten teacher. What did she teach him to do?
    Ride a horse
    Dress himself
    Tie his shoes
    Draw a horse


9. Major General Groves is in charge of the Manhattan Project which secretly developed the first atomic bomb. When briefing the President on the weapon, what prop does Groves use to demonstrate how the bomb works?
    Globe
    Orange
    Light bulb
    Tube of toothpaste


10. Truman formed a committee to make recommendations for the use of new atomic weapon. What bombing plan was the unanimous decision of the group?
    Mixed military-civilain targert with prior warning
    Military target without prior warning
    Mixed military-civilian target without prior warning
    Uninhabited island with invited Japanese observers


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