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Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Question 13 options:

A. to eliminate the Japanese army headquarters


B. to test the effectiveness of the atomic bomb


C. to end the war in the Pacific quickly


D. to demonstrate U. S. power

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To demonstrate U.S. Power
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