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AssignmentMultiple Choice

World War II on the Home Front

Question 4 • MCPSS AL-Grade 6 United States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present - Summer School 2026

Why did President Truman decide to bomb Hiroshima?

Answer
A
Japan also had an atomic bomb.
B
Japan’s military grew stronger.
C
Japan refused to surrender.
D
Japan wanted the war to continue.

Explanation

Japan had not surrendered despite the Allies’ demand for unconditional surrender, and the war in the Pacific was continuing. Truman decided to use the atomic bomb in hopes of forcing Japan to surrender and ending the war. The best choice is “Japan refused to surrender.”

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