Why did the United States drop the atomic bomb?
What will be an ideal response?
Truman believed the Japanese would never surrender to conventional military force. He expected the conquest of Japan to take months if not years and to result in the deaths of perhaps a million U.S. soldiers. He hoped the effects of the atomic bombs would demoralize Japan.
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A) the telephone. B) motion pictures. C) the incandescent light bulb. D) the phonograph.
The code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union is known as Operation ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Who was the chief minister during the childhood reign of Louis XIV?
A) the Queen Mother B) Pope Pius IV C) Cardinal Richelieu D) Cardinal Mazarin
Spanish policy in New Mexico after 1696 most closely resembled the colonial policies of __________
A) England in the Caribbean B) England in the Chesapeake C) France in Canada D) Russia in Alaska