USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN WWII

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
A
Dwight D. Eishenhower
B
Douglas MacArthur
C
Harry Truman
D
Franklin Roosevelt
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It was created to destroy and kill on a massive scale. As president, it was Harry Truman’s decision if the weapon would be used with the goal to end the war.

Detailed explanation-2: -The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the detonation of two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945 by the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -On July 29, 1945, the Japanese rejected the Potsdam Declaration. There is probably no more controversial issue in 20th-century American history than President Harry S. Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan.

Detailed explanation-4: -First, of course, was to bring the war with Japan to a speedy end and spare American lives. It has been suggested that the second objective was to demonstrate the new weapon of mass destruction to the Soviet Union.

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