Read a paragraph from an essay supporting Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan during World War II. [1] Many p
eople have argued that nothing could justify the president’s use of the atomic bomb because it killed so many innocent civilians. [2] Truman himself refused to drop a third atomic bomb on Japan because he was horrified by the death and devastation it had caused. [3] However, he never regretted his decision to use it in the first place. [4] Using the bomb brought an immediate end to a war that might have gone on for months or even years longer. [5] It is impossible to put a number on how many more deaths the continuing war might have caused, but there are indications. [6] Millions had already died in the Pacific theater. [7] Whenever US troops invaded an island, they knew the fight was to the death. [8] In the battle for Okinawa alone, there had been almost 50,000 US casualties, while Japan had suffered some 90,000 military deaths and at least 100,000 civilian deaths. [9] With his decision, Truman put an end to the slaughter. Which of these sentences should be followed by a citation? sentence 2 sentence 4 sentence 5 sentence 9
Sentence 2 should be followed by a citation. The reason why this sentence should be followed by a citation is because there needs to be proof that Truman did in fact feel this way. Usually this sentence would be a paraphrase or summary from a primary source. Without a citation, one could argue that this was not the way Truman felt.
Some white abolitionists worried about the effect free African Americans would have on society. The American Colonization Society then planned to send free African Americans to Africa to start new lives.
