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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Victory for the Allies

Question 5 • WA-World History B - Aberdeen

Background information: This passage comes from the memoirs of Admiral William Leahy, one of President Truman’s top advisers.Use the highlighting tool to identify text that shows Admiral Leahy’s opinion of the atomic bomb.Which phrase from the passage gives Admiral Leahy’s opinion of the atomic bomb itself?

Answer
A
“the Japanese were already defeated”
B
“in being the first to use it”
C
“barbarous weapon”
D
“basis of my belief”
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