Question

History

Answer 1

President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945 because
A) he believed it would convince Hitler to surrender.
B) it was the last hope the U.S. had of winning the war.
C) Congress would not fund an invasion of the Japanese mainland.
D) it would prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths that an invasion of Japan would cause.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

What do you think it is, any ideas??

Answer 4

President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end. On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

Source : www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima

Does that help a little?

Answer 5

D

Answer 6

Sorry, working on a research paper

Answer 7

But yes the answer is D.

Answer 8

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