History, 20.08.2019 04:10 ayoismeisjjjjuan
Ihad then set up a committee of top men and had asked them to study with great care the implications the new weapons might have for us. it was their recommendation that the bomb be used against the enemy as soon as it could be done. they recommended further that it should be used without specific warning. . i had realized, of course, that an atomic bomb explosion would inflict damage and casualties beyond imagination. on the other hand, the scientific advisors of the committee reported . . that no technical demonstration they might propose, such as over a deserted island, would be likely to bring the war to an end. it had to be used against an enemy target. the final decision of where and when to use the atomic bomb was up to me. let there be no mistake about it. i regarded the bomb as a military weapon and never doubted it should be used.
background information: this passage comes from the memoirs of us president harry s. truman, who made the decision to use the atomic bomb.
which of these statements best expresses president truman’s feelings in this passage?
he regretted his decision to drop the bomb on japan.
he believed that using the bomb was absolutely necessary to end the war.
he was undecided about whether to use the bomb, but was talked into it.
he made the decision on his own, without input from us army advisors.
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History, 21.06.2019 13:00, amandajbrewerdavis
Create a top 5 list of events related to westward expansion that affected african americans the most list of event: missouri compromise compromise of 1850 kansas nebraska act dred scott v sand ford fugitive slave act nat turners rebbelion bleeding kansas harpers ferry explain why you made your 1 on the list number order from most impact to least impact
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