Why did president harry truman decide to hit the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki with two atomic bombs in 1945? a) he knew doing so would win him another term as u. s. president. b) he wanted revenge of the japan's use of atomic bombs on pearl harbor. c) he agreed to do it because germany was ready to use an atomic bomb on england. d) he hoped to prevent a ground invasion of japan and save the lives of american soldiers.

Read the excerpt from “pakistan’s malala.” "ziauddin had a revolutionary zeal and deep commitment to education," ellick said this week. "this charming little girl, she is a mini-version of him in many ways. she loves school, homework. whenever she would meet me she had a bookbag full of books." "she didn't have that idealistic activist attitude when she's 10 and 11, because who does? " ellick said. "her situation demanded that she grow up before she should have. she caught his contagious commitment and idealism." which detail best reflects how living in the taliban-ruled swat valley affected malala?