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Who had to decide whether to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
President Harry S. Truman .
Why did the U.S. decide to use the atomic bomb?
Well, the official answer to this was that Truman figured, and probably rightly, that the Japanese would defend their homeland to the last living body and take as many Americans as they could with them. So, if he could get the Japanese to surrender based on the power of the A-Bomb (and he could prevent them from finding out that we actually had no more than the two that were dropped) he could save a lot of American lives.
What did president Truman decide to use atomic weapons on hiroshima and nagasaki?
The situation was bad. The United States was involved in fighting in the European scenario and in the Pacific scenario fighting the Japanese also. This had been going for 4 years. The casualty rate was high. President Truman stated that he used the bomb to end the war sooner.
Which president made the decision to use the bomb?
Truman .
How did Truman use atomic bombs?
Truman authorized the bombings of Hiroshima an Nagasaki.
Why did Truman decide not to use the atomic bomb in the Korean war of 1950?
He learned better.
Why did president ruman decide o use atomic weaponson hiroshima and nagasaki?
President Truman
Who had to decide whether to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
President Harry S. Truman .
What important decision did President Truman make near the end of World War 2?
President Harry Truman had to decide whether to use the newly-built atomic bomb against the Japanese. He finally decided to use it to protect American lives that would be lost if Japan was invaded.
Did MacArthur and Truman agree about how to fight the Korean War?
MacArthur was willing to invade Red China if it entered the war; and use atomic weapons to defeat them. Truman relieved MacArthur of command.
What reasons did Truman have to drop the atomic bombs on japan?
since the Japanese Army was actually doing Kamikaza, which means japanese sucide bomb attacks, on the United States Navy. Truman had no other choice to to use the Atomic Bomb on Japan since they refuse to surrender regardless of how Truman explained to them how deadly the bomb is.
Why Harry S. Truman use the atomic bomb to dropped on the two Japanese cities?
Because he wanted the war to end quickly.
Why did president Truman elect to use the atomic bomb against japan?
To force the Japanese to surrender to end World war Two.
What Harry Truman believed about the use of atomic weapons against Japan?
That it would make the Japanese surrender instead of a full scale invasion.
What method did president Truman use to make the Japanese surrender in World War 2?
According to history, Truman used two nuclear bombs to end the war and to collapse all Japan's abilities to cause war.
Why did the U.S. decide to use the atomic bomb?
Well, the official answer to this was that Truman figured, and probably rightly, that the Japanese would defend their homeland to the last living body and take as many Americans as they could with them. So, if he could get the Japanese to surrender based on the power of the A-Bomb (and he could prevent them from finding out that we actually had no more than the two that were dropped) he could save a lot of American lives.
Did Harry Truman do anything famous while president?
He authorized the use of atomic weapons upon the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WW2 , he fired General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean conflict ,
