Question

Which of the following was a reason that Truman decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
A
An invasion of Japan could have cost up to 1 million American soldier lives.
B
Japan was threatening to drop atomic bombs on US naval bases.
С
Truman did not know how destructive the atomic bombs would be.
D
Truman wanted to scare Germany into surrendering,

Answer 1

He decided to drop the atomic bombers on Japan because he thought that the price of invading japan and losing thousands of Americans lives was less than the cost of bombing Japan and destroying two cites. The answer is A

Answer 2

An invasion of Japan could have costed up to 1 million lives