Why did President Truman order the atomic bomb to be dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

A. Waging an all-out invasion of Japan would be too long and costly

B. It would retaliate against Germany for their attack on Pearl Harbor

C. Dropping the bomb on Germany would kill too many people

D. It prevented the overthrow of Emperor Hirohito

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Paloma Bowman

9 November, 17:37

Why did President Truman order the atomic bomb to be dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

A. Waging an all-out invasion of Japan would be too long and costly

B. It would retaliate against Germany for their attack on Pearl Harbor

C. Dropping the bomb on Germany would kill too many people

D. It prevented the overthrow of Emperor Hirohito

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Nevaeh Swanson · Answer 1

A. Waging an all out invasion of Japan would be too long and costly.

Adriana Kirk · Answer 2

A

Explanation:

Cancel out B, C because the war in Germany already was won by the United States and Germany dropped out of the war. Therefor leaving only A, D.

I'd say A because Japan was already limited to its supplies and the mega ship, Yamato was sunk on April 7th 1945 and the bombs were dropped around August. so A