President Truman, after learning of the availability of an atomic bomb, decided to use the weapon against Japan because:
a) most of his advisers believed it would work, regardless of the consequences
b) a majority of public opinion backed the bomb in hopes of ending the war sooner
c) he believed it would avoid the huge casualties which would result from an invasion
d) the Manhattan Project scientists unanimously encouraged its use
C
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A) 32-33 percent B) 12-13 percent C) 22-23 percent D) 2-3 percent
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A) white liberals. B) southern African-American sharecroppers. C) poor urban African Americans. D) middle-class African Americans.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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A) William of Rubruck B) Prester John C) Marco Polo D) Alexander Nevsky