How Did the American Public React to the Dropping of the Atomic

question 75

Multiple Choice

How did the American public react to the dropping of the atomic bomb?

• A) Most people hated the use of the bomb and sent their support, human and economic, to Japan.
• B) They despised Truman's decision.
• C) At first there was a general acceptance of the attack, but it was later criticized.
• D) It was celebrated nationwide.
• E) The decision was accepted as a necessary consequence of the war and the event was not revisited.

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