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XXII. The Atomic Bombs (cont.)<br />

• Anger at Japanese “beasts” (Pearl<br />

Harbor, Bataan March) affect<br />

Truman/others<br />

• US leaders also assume monopoly on A-<br />

Bomb will benefit postwar USA<br />

• Might deter postwar aggression<br />

• Might encourage USSR concessions (E.<br />

Europe)<br />

• Might end Pacific War before USSR entry<br />

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