Which of the following best explains why President Truman ordered the atomic bombs
to be dropped?
A
B
C
D
The Japanese refused to surrender and there were reports that, in addition to
their army, their civilians were becoming more dangerous.
President Truman did not know that an atomic bomb had the destructive power
of 20,000 tons of TNT
.
President Roosevelt told Truman that, if given the power of the presidency, he
should attack the Japanese
.
President Truman discovered that the Japanese were also developing an atomic
bomb.
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