Which of the Following Factors Was Not a Reason Why

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors was not a reason why President Harry Truman decided to use the atomic bomb in 1945?

• A) He was concerned about the high potential casualty figures from an American invasion of the Japanese home islands.
• B) He wanted to prove to the world that the United States hated the Japanese and wanted them to suffer because of their attack on Pearl Harbor.
• C) The Japanese had suffered terrible destruction from American bombing attacks but were still not willing to surrender.
• D) Japanese soldiers and sailors almost always refused to surrender even when it was clear that their cause was lost
• E) He hoped to intimidate the Soviet Union.

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