The Big Three: Churchill, Truman and Stalin at the Potsdam Conference

Which of the following statements about President Truman's decision to approve the use of atomic bombs against Japan in August 1945 is NOT true?
O  Truman wanted to hasten an end to the war with minimal U.S. casualties.
O  The Japanese were stubbornly resistant to the Allies' demand for unconditional surrender.
O  Japan was still a threat to U.S. security and Truman wanted to avoid a defeat at all costs.
O  The Truman administration wanted to gain an edge over the Soviet Union in the postwar world.
O  Like most Americans in the 1940s, Truman felt bitterness toward the Japanese.

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