WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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United States President Harry Truman authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan because ____
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if he hadn’t, then Japan would have invaded the mainland United States first
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he hoped to prevent the high number of United States casualties expected from a land invasion of Japan
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the war had gotten much more expensive than the United States had anticipated, and ending it immediately was critical
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violent protests had occurred in the United States, due to the public growing tired of war
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -After Japanese leaders flatly rejected the Potsdam Declaration, President Truman authorized use of the atomic bomb anytime after August 3, 1945. On the clear morning of August 6, the first atomic bomb, nicknamed Little Boy, was dropped on the city of Hiroshima.
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