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President Harry Truman: From Farm to Oval Office and the Atom Bomb

American History Hit

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Why Did Truman Authorize the Atomic Bombings?

Mark explains Truman's primary motive to end the war quickly and save American lives as his rationale for using atomic weapons.

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