USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE PACIFIC OCEAN THEATER OF WWII

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
A
Franklin Roosevelt
B
Truman
C
Teddy Roosevelt
D
Dwight Eisenhower
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: -Although the war in Europe ended in May 1945, Stimson advised Truman that the bomb might be useful in intimidating Soviet leader Joseph Stalin into curtailing post-war communist expansion into Eastern Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -The biography for President Truman and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. During his few weeks as Vice President, Harry Truman scarcely saw President Franklin Roosevelt, and received no briefing on the development of the atomic bomb or the unfolding difficulties with Soviet Russia.

There is 1 question to complete.