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.
Answer:
One example of a successful protest tactic used by the United Farm Workers in the late 1960s was a boycott of:
table grapes grown in the Delano fields.
Explanation:
By using "the Delano grape strike" as the most notable for the effective implementation and adaptation of boycotts, the United Farm Workers were able to forge the unprecedented partnership between the Filipino and Mexican farm workers which eventually unionized farm labor. The result was the creation of the UFW labor union. Through its singular and innovative efforts and examples, the UFW revolutionized the farm labor movement in America.
No, I believe it became communist then.
Answer:
Henry Hudson's and James Cook's
Explanation:
Henry Hudson as best known for his exploration of Canada and regions farther north while James Cook is best known for his explorations of the Pacific.
The Europeans in the Caribbean felt the need to bring in enslaved Africans as laborers because the native American Indian workers had become physically weak due to diseases and the Caribbean plantations were in requirement of stronger labor force. The Africans by birth were very strong and they as slaves would perfectly suit the needs of the Caribbean plantations.
