“Okinawa and Iwo Jima . . . had rattled the
President and joint chiefs of staff. They could see how costly it would be to invade the mainland. Truman knew [they] would lose planes and ships and men—and all the Japanese. The enemy leaders had said they would all die fighting. The island would just be a charred cinder. That did push the decision.”
—Joseph Wheelan Bloody Okinawa: The Last Great Battle of World War II, 2021
What decision made by President Truman after the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa does Wheelan describe in this passage?
a- cancelling an amphibious invasion in Japan in favor of atomic warfare
b- abandoning the Manhattan Project in favor of Operation Downfall
c- continuing the island-hopping strategy to reach the Japanese homeland
d- withdrawing U.S. forces from Okinawa and Iwo Jima after suffering heavy looses
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