Question
Use the excerpt from the article "Harry S Truman’s Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb" to answer the question.
Select the two highlighted examples that identify reasons why President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan.
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Excerpt from the article:
"After the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt requested a declaration of war on Japan from Congress. The United States then entered World War II against the Axis Powers. President Harry S Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 ended World War II. The two bombings were the only time nuclear weapons have been used in war."
Highlighted examples:
1. President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended World War II.
2. The two bombings were the only time nuclear weapons have been used in war.