Post Test: A Tumultuous Nation (1929-1945) 16. Why were the early US defeats in the Pacific so disheartening for the military and American citizens?
(A) US forces realized that the Japanese were on the cusp of invading mainland America
(в) The US had never lost a naval battle before the battle in Guam
(C) They witnessed the devastation that an atomic bomb blast could do to cities and people
(D) In some cases, attempts to rescue US forces were abandoned