What are the major reasons given for the decision to drop atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary.

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Why did the United States military allow Soviet forces alone to invade Berlin in 1944?

A. The American army was severely weakened by this point and could not have withstood the resistance. B. The Americans did not want to occupy all of Berlin following the end of the war. C. The United States hoped the German army would weaken Soviet forces to prevent a future American-Soviet war. D. American generals did not want to risk a new war between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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Taft's policy of "dollar diplomacy" __________

a. promoted American financial and business interests abroad b. was aimed, primarily, at helping underdeveloped countries c. resulted in less American influence in Latin America d. had little influence on American national security interests e. helped establish the prestige of the United States in Asia

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Richard Nixon won the 1960 presidential election.

a. true b. false

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The Greek historian ________ analyzed and explained human behavior completely in terms of human nature and chance, leaving no place for the gods or supernatural forces

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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