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At the end of World War II, few questioned Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Most Americans accepted the obvious reasoning: the atomic bombings brought the war to a more timely end. They did not have a problem with over one hundred thousand of the enemy being killed. After all, the Japanese attacked America, and not the other way around. In later years, however, many have begun to question the conventional wisdom of "Truman was saving lives," putting forth theories of their own. However, when one examines the issue with great attention to the results of the atomic bombings and compares these results with possible alternatives to using said bombs, the line between truth and fiction begins to clear. Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan was for the purpose of saving lives and ending the war quickly in order to prevent a disastrous land invasion.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 16y agoit happend because the us wanted to end the war
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∙ 12y agoPresident Truman stated that he needed to end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.
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∙ 13y agoThe US and Japan were at war. The US called on Japan to surrender- Japan refused. After 2 atomic weapons were dropepd on Japan, they surrendered.
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∙ 12y agoThe first one was on August 6 1945 and the other was on the 9th.
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∙ 12y agoThe bombs were dropped by planes To end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.
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∙ 10y agoThree B-29 planes left Tinian Island which one had the atomic bomb. At 8.15 the bomb was dropped.
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∙ 11y agoBOOM
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When was hiroshima bomed?
That happened on August 6,1945.
Did Hitler commit suicide before or after Hiroshima?
Hitler committed suicide on 30 April 1945 and Hiroshima happened on 6 August 1945, so he committed suicide a couple of months before Hiroshima.
What happened in Nagasaki 3 days after Hiroshima?
2nd Atomic bomb dropped on it
What disaster happened on September 17th in Hiroshima?
Just 42 days after the bombing of Hiroshima what further disaster occurred there, it was hit by a typhoon on September 17th-18th.
What happened first Pearl Harbor or the bombings on hiroshima and nagasaki?
hiroshima then three days later a second bomb was dropped on nagasaki
What happened to the economy of Hiroshima?
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
When did Hiroshima Peace Memorial happen?
Hiroshima Peace Memorial happened in 1996.
What happened to hiroshima after the bomb?
It was rebuilt.
What happened to the city of Hiroshima after the bomb was dropped?
See: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
When was hiroshima bomed?
That happened on August 6,1945.
What big thing happened in Hiroshima?
The first atomic bomb was detonated on the city of Hiroshima, Japan
What are a few major events that happened in Hiroshima?
The mayor event was the dropping of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
What happened to the radioactivity in Hiroshima?
It died after some years.
What happened to Hiroshima in 1945?
It was hit with an American atom bomb.
What happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
They were both atomic bombed in 1945.
What happened to the people who did not die from hiroshima?
Those had to live with the memory of what had happened usually bearing the scars.
Did the US destroy the city of Hiroshima in reallife?
The answer is yes but now people are making histories about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. They made these videos are basically true, not lying. The people in Japan told stories what really happened in Hiroshima a long time ago. People did not video tape the video, they remembered what really happened in Hiroshima.
