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The use of the atomic bomb by the United States in 1945 was significant in that it

SAT · US History · previous-year question

  1. A.hastened the end of World War II.
  2. B.caused the defeat of Harry Truman in the election of 1948.
  3. C.led to the formation of the United Nations.
  4. D.ushered in the computer age.
  5. E.was the direct cause of the Cold War.

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