Question

Why did President Truman decide to drop the first atomic bomb?

(1 point)
Responses

to destroy Japan’s power to make war

to destroy Japan’s power to make war

to justify the expense of the Manhattan project

to justify the expense of the Manhattan project

to destroy Japanese culture

to destroy Japanese culture

to retaliate against the Bataan Death March

Answer 1

to destroy Japan’s power to make war

(Truman hoped the bomb would force Japan to surrender quickly and avoid a costly invasion, thereby ending the war.)