Question

Read the quotation and answer the question.

We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans.
– Harry S. Truman
What was President Harry S. Truman described in this quotation?

A
the bombardment of Iwo Jima

B
the Allied invasion of Normandy

C
the use of atomic bombs

D
the use of unrestricted submarine warfare

Answer 1

Answer:

c )the use of atomic bombs is the answer...

Answer 2

Answer:

Option C - the use of atomic bombs is the correct answer.

Explanation:

• President Harry S Truman was the president during the Hiroshima blast.
• The project was known as the "Manhattan Project." During World War II, it was the code name for an American-led effort to produce a working atomic weapon.
• According to Truman, under his administration, the use of the atomic bomb was to cut the war in the Pacific.
• It was to avoid a US invasion by Japan.
• It was to save hundreds of thousands of American lives.    
• The US detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 6th and 9th of August respectively.
• The bombings killed many people, most of them civilians.
• It was the only time nuclear weapons were used in a war.  
• The first atomic bomb, "Little Boy," was dropped on Hiroshima, while the second, "Fat Man," was dropped on Nagasaki.

Hence, President Truman refers to the use of atomic bombs in the quotation.