- T/F MAGIC code intercepts refute the idea that Japan would have accepted the same peace before the bombs were dropped as they did afterward
- T/F The fact that Japan was staging a military buildup in the days leading up to the dropping of the bomb indicates that original causalities estimates were too low
- T/F The claim by opponents of the atomic bomb, that top level officials advised Truman not to use the bomb, have been born out of top secret military documents
- T/F Eisenhower's later claims that he vehemently protested the use of bombs are not consistent with the historical record and indicate his memory is faulty
- What does the "V" stand for in the Germany V-1, V-2, and V-3 bombs?
- T/F One defense of dropping atomic bombs on population centers places the blame on Japan for deliberately building military installations near urban areas
- T/F The author disputes the idea that Truman had a duty to his own people to end the war as soon as possible, with whatever weapons he had, as morally indefensible
- T/F The author maintains that debate regarding the use of the Atomic Bomb is only a fairly recent development and that there was little disagreement until the 1980's
- T/F Predictions that the Japanese military would try to deny the first bomb was Atomic in nature proved unfounded as they appeared terrified of a second attack
- T/F The author claims the Kamikaze attacks were mostly ineffective and that the terror ascribed to them has been wildly exaggerated
- T/F FDR was so assertive in his diplomacy with Japan because the U.S. Pacific fleet was twice the size of the entire Japanese navy
- T/F According to the introduction, the author believes that FDR deliberately sent the Pacific Fleet to Pearl Harbor so that the Japanese would attack
- T/F When FDR cut off aal trade in oil and steel to Japan, they began preparing for war
- T/F The reason the Japanese attack did not catch the U.S. completely off guard was radar picked up their fleet allowing the air force to already be in the air
- T/F Pearl Harbor is considered one of the most one sided battles in history
- T/F When the Japanese military hierarchy got cold feet about the attack, it was the Emperor who interceded urging them to be "brave in this ultimate moment"
- T/F Though the Japanese Ambassador made a last-ditch conciliatory offer to halt all aggression in China, Secretary of State Hull refused to restore trade with Japan
- T/F The Admiral in charge at Pearl Harbor was so devasted by the attack that he remarked that it would have been better if he had been killed by a stray bullet
- T/F The victories of Nazi Germany n 1946 inspired the Japanese to expand their empire into areas controlled by Western European powers
- T/F Though the U.S. had broken the Japanese codes, they missed some important messages and not all U.S. military commanders had access to the information