The main reason behind President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb was that
A) he was xenophobic and particularly disliked the Japanese.
B) U.S. intelligence knew that Japan was close to developing its own atomic bomb.
C) Stalin was urging the United States to use the weapon to conclude the war.
D) American scientists wished to see if the bomb would actually work.
E) he hoped to end the war as quickly as possible and thus save American lives.
E
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