Which argument led the United States to use the atomic bomb during World War II?
An invasion of Japan would cost hundreds of thousands of American lives.

Japan had thwarted the American "island-hopping" strategy.
Japan was prepared to invade the U.S. mainland.
Few civilians would die in an atomic bomb explosion.

Question

Which argument led the United States to use the atomic bomb during World War II? 
       An invasion of Japan would cost hundreds of thousands of American lives.

       Japan had thwarted the American "island-hopping" strategy.
       Japan was prepared to invade the U.S. mainland.
       Few civilians would die in an atomic bomb explosion.

anonymous · Answer

A. An invasion of Japan would cost hundreds of thousands of American lives. (A.K.A. attack on Pearl Harbor.)

surana · Answer

The first of the answers is the one you seek. The others do not fit.