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He authorized the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Why? Because japan had refused o surrender, and it was believed that a conventional invasion of the Japanese mainland would result in the deaths of over 1 million Allied service members.
Truman inherited Unconditional Surrender from from FDR.
US President Harry S. Truman was an Allied leader.
He refused to promise to allow free elections in Eastern Europe.
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The Manhattan Project
President Truman gave the order to drop an atomic bomb on Japan during World War II. He was the first and only U.S. President to order the use of an atomic bomb as a military weapon.
Because they attached conditions to their surrender and the Allied Forces wanted an unconditional surrender. In the end they compromised. Truman allowed Emperor Hirohito remain a figurehead Emperor since the Japanese worshiped him as a god.
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Force Japan to surrender without invading Japan itself which would have resulted in many allied soldiers being killed.
Harry Truman authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan.