AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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Question
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The major reason for President Harry Truman’s decision to use atomic bombs against Japan was the
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potential loss of American lives from an invasion of Japan
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need to defeat Japan before defeating Germany
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plan to bring democratic government to Japan after the war
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failure of the island-hopping campaign against Japan
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Truman did not seek to destroy Japanese culture or people; the goal was to destroy Japan’s ability to make war. So, on the morning of August 6, 1945, the American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped the world’s first atom bomb over the city of Hiroshima.
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