What Is a Plausible Reason That Truman Authorized the Use

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is a plausible reason that Truman authorized the use of the atomic bomb against Japan?

• A) to intimidate Stalin and ensure postwar American dominance
• B) to warn Germany that it, too, would face atomic attack if it did not surrender
• C) to kill as many Japanese as possible, in order to punish them for war crimes
• D) to justify massive military expenditures on the Manhattan Project

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