The main reason behind Harry Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb was
a. American scientists wished to see if the bomb would actually work.
b. U.S. intelligence knew that Japan was close to developing its own atomic bomb.
c. Josef Stalin urged the United States to use the weapon to quickly end the war.
d. American officials believed the Japanese would fight up to the point of annihilation.
ANS: d
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A) near the centers of Roman culture. B) close enough to Rome to provide it with defensive assistance against the Germanic tribes. C) to command the western Mediterranean. D) to control the exit from and entry into the Mediterranean. E) to command the waterway separating Europe and Asia.
Justinian's most lasting achievement was the Corpus Juris Civilis, a collection of writings on
A) Roman law. B) Orthodox theology. C) Byzantine history. D) science and technology. E) medicine.
The Wilmot Proviso, introduced into Congress during the Mexican War, declared that
a. Mexican territory would not be annexed to the United States. b. slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States. c. the United States should annex all of Mexico. d. the United States should have to pay Mexico a financial indemnity for having provoked the war. e. slavery in the territories would be determined by popular sovereignty.
How did the Great Depression affect minorities?
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