Question

Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb?

He wanted to keep the Germans from entering the war in the Pacific.

He wanted to show off the United States' new super weapon.

He wanted to quickly end the war in the Pacific without invading Japan.

He wanted to test the effects of an atomic bomb on a large city.



Which statement about the United States' entry into World War IIis correct?

Josef Stalin convinced Roosevelt to declare war on Germany to save the Soviet Union.

Italian atrocities in Ethiopia infuriated Americans and spurred Congress to declare war on Italy.

After Hitler attacked Poland, Americans demanded that Roosevelt declare war on Germany.

Outraged by the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.

Answer 1

1. to quickly end the war
2. they were outraged from pearl harbor

Answer 2

1.) He wanted to quickly end the war in the Pacific without invading Japan.

2.) Outraged by the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.

Step-by-step explanation:

1.) The war had been dragging on, and President Truman thought that this would end the war.

2.) America was known for its isolationist attitude towards the problems in Europe both during economic depression before the war, which was potentially caused the expansion of Nazism and the possibility of war, as well as the issue of World War II itself. It changed after the Japanese attack on Perl Harbor in 1941, when the entire American public was shocked and outraged, after which America declared the war on Japan.