President Truman and his advisers chose to use the atomic bombs against Japan because

A) they wanted to scare Joseph Stalin.
B) they wanted to test the bombs in a combat situation.
C) they were unaware of how deadly the bombs would truly be.
D) they became convinced that American troops would suffer heavy casualties in an invasion of Japan.
E) All of these are correct.


D

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