A primary reason for Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan was that he

thought that it would lead to fewer deaths than a land invasion

thought that Japan was developing nuclear weapons

feared a Soviet and Japanese alliance

wanted to retaliate for the Pearl Harbor attack

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Marquis Sampson

10 August, 15:28

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Meredith Blackwell · Answer 1

A) He thought that it would lead to fewer deaths than a land invasion.

A primary reason for Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan was that hethought that it would lead to fewer deaths than a land invasionthought that Japan was developing nuclear weaponsfeared a Soviet and Japanese alliancewanted to retaliate for the Pearl Harbor attack