Question

The major reason for President Harry Truman’s decision to use atomic bombs against Japan was the (1) potential loss of American lives from an invasion of Japan (2) need to defeat Japan before defeating Germany (3) plan to bring democratic government to Japan after the war (4) failure of the island-hopping campaign against Japan

Answer 1

Answer A. Truman was concerned about the tremendous loss of American lives, especially after so many soldiers were killed on D-Day.