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Why did President Truman choose to drop an atomic bomb on Japan instead of ordering a land invasion?

A) Japan's geography would not allow a land invasion.

B) A land invasion would result in too many casualties.

C) American forces were too depleted for a land invasion.

D) It was not possible to adequately supply an invasion force.

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Ariella Leblanc

12 August, 01:08

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Why did President Truman choose to drop an atomic bomb on Japan instead of ordering a land invasion?

A) Japan's geography would not allow a land invasion.

B) A land invasion would result in too many casualties.

C) American forces were too depleted for a land invasion.

D) It was not possible to adequately supply an invasion force.

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Ciara Moran · Answer 1

The anwer will be B, a land invasion would result in too many casualties

Marcos Rose · Answer 2

B

Explanation:

President Truman knew that if he coniued his old way, there would have been many more people killed then if we just dropped the bomb.