What Was the Significance of the Use of Atomic Bombs

question 37

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the use of atomic bombs against Japan?

• A)They prevented the Soviets from entering the war in Asia.
• B)They shocked Germany into surrendering before facing the same fate.
• C)They killed the Japanese emperor and paved the way for surrender.
• D)They allowed the Americans to avoid an amphibious invasion of Japan.
• E)They rendered the entire island of Honshu uninhabitable for twenty-three years.

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Definitions:

Risk Aversion

The tendency of investors to avoid unnecessary risk, preferring safer investments over riskier ones for the same expected return.

Capital Asset Pricing

A model that describes the relationship between the expected return of an investment and the risk, or beta, relative to the market.

Systematic Risk

The risk inherent to the entire market or market segment, which cannot be mitigated through diversification.

Security Market Line

A representation in financial markets of the relationship between risk and expected return, used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model.