President Truman had a very difficult decision to make in terms of dropping the atomic bomb. Before dropping the bomb, Truman was hoping to get an unconditional surrender from Japan after the demands made at the Potsdam Conference. However, Japan refused.
Instead of dropping the atomic bomb, he also considered an invasion of mainland Japan. However, this invasion was estimated to have millions of casualties total and would have resulted in the deaths of thousands of Allied forces and Japanese military personnel.
Ultimately Truman decides to drop bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, effectively ending World War II. Even though this was a weapon of massive destruction, he argued that this actually saved lives. He used the estimated number of deaths/casualties from the possible land invasion to justify his decision.
A statement that could describe it could be: "Based on who people thought should lead the country and Islam, the people split into two factions, the Shia and the Sunni muslims."
Answer: Carter lost popularity over the Iranian crisis because many Americans felt his response to the crisis was slow and indecisive. Many felt he did not harness the power of the US to effectively address the crisis
Explanation: Carter's response to the crisis led to his defeat in 1980 by Ronald Reagan.
B. Both had the objective of conquering Jerusalem
During the 1600s and 1700s, Prussian kings built a strong nation by <u>industry</u>. :)
