Question

All the following were possible motives for President Harry S. Truman using the atomic bomb against Japan EXCEPT:

• A. Japan refused to surrender.
• B. Truman wanted to dismantle Japan's nuclear facilities.
• C. the bombing could prevent a costly U.S. land invasion of Japan
• D. Truman wished to demonstrate the power of the bomb to the Soviet Union.
• E. The United States wanted revenge for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Truman wanted to dismantle Japan's nuclear facilities.

Truman wanted to dismantle Japan's nuclear facilities.