The US and Japan were at war, and Japan had refused to surrender. If the US invaded Japan, it was estimated that more than 1 million US service members would be killed, and several million Japanese would die. Japan was advised that the US had a new weapon, but would not surrender. After being bombed twice, they surrendered.
Force them to surrender as soon as possible.
President Truman stated that this weapon will bring an end to the war and save lives.
The moment Stimson informed him that the project to build atomic bombs existed and that Franklin D. Roosevelt had already issued orders for the Army to plan to use them on Japan, after Truman was sworn in as president following Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Truman saw no reason to change these plans.
The moment Stimson informed him that the project to build atomic bombs existed and that Franklin D. Roosevelt had already issued orders for the Army to plan to use them on Japan, after Truman was sworn in as president following Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Truman saw no reason to change these plans.
To save the lives of American GI's who were slated to invade Japan.
The official reason for dropping the bombs were that the casualties in taking the Japanese mainland would be unacceptable. I believe that bomb was a show of strength from Truman to Stalin. Which Stalin pointedly ignored
The President responsible for the dropping of the atom bomb on Nagasaki, and Hiroshima is: Harry Truman. The reason of this is because the Germans surrendered in 1945 the Japanese could hold the US Army of fighting in the pacific, So Harry Truman decided to end the war quickly using the very powerful atom bomb dropping them on two of japan's cities. Japan soon surrendered after the atom bombs and the war ended.
President Truman stated that he needed to end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.
President Truman stated that he needed to end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.
The reason was to end the war with Japan .
Harriet Tubman wasn't president, Harry Truman was. Reasons why he used the atomic bomb are debated. Some speculate that it was because it cost a lot to make and that was enough reason; others believe that he was using it as retaliation for Pearl Harbor. Many believe that Truman was convinced dropping the bomb would force Japan to surrender, but others say that Japan would have surrendered soon even without it. It's not clear exactly why he used it, and it's possible that it was a little bit of everything
Yes, absolutely. Was that all you wanted to know, or were you interested in what that reason was?