Multiple choice

Which of the following best describes the significance of Harry Truman?

  1. decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan and ended WWII

  2. elected 4x; created New Deal; tried packing the courts

  3. was a rough Rider; spearheaded effort to build Panama Canal

  4. was president during stock market crash of 1929
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Harry Truman assumed the presidency after FDR's death and made the critical decision to use atomic weapons against Japan to bring WWII to a close. Option B describes FDR, while C describes Theodore Roosevelt and D describes Herbert Hoover.

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