SAT US History Practice Question

In public, Truman justified his decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 by arguing that

1. A.these cities were industrial centers that helped the Japanese war effort.
2. B.these cities were relatively sparsely populated.
3. C.it would prevent the Soviet Union from attempting to seize land in Asia.
4. D.American strength would increase in Asia.
5. E.the American people were war-weary.