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The invasion of Japan would have cost the US one million military lives, it has also been estimated that it would have cost the Japanese at least one million military lives also this does not include the loss of Japanese civilians.

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Q: What was the official reason for dropping the atomic bombs to end World War 2?
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What reasons did America have for dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagaski during World War 2?

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


Dropping the atomic bomb?

The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2.


What was the significant of the dropping of the atomic bomb then and now?

It ended WWII & the world entered the "Atomic Age."


What events ended World War 2 in the pacific?

The dropping of the Atomic bomb on Nagasaki


After the dropping of the atomic bombs was world war 2 over?

yes, in a way, it was not directly after the dropping that it was over but the Japanese surrendered after that.


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See: Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.


When did world war 2 end on japan?

by the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.


Who were involoved in the dropping of the atomic bombs in japan during World War 2?

people


What war was the us hoping to end by dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

World War 2


How did Japan end after the war in World War 2?

If you mean what happened to them at the end of WW2 then they were invaded by America (USA) and the USA dropped an atomic bomb on them as a symbol of strength to scare the Japanese and force them to surrender in which they succeeded. The US occupied Japan after dropping the atomic bomb, but it never invaded Japan. The reason for dropping the A-Bomb was to prevent the need to invade.


Who ended the war of World War 2?

The Americans when they made Japan surrender by dropping the Atomic Bomb


How did the United States end fighting with Japan in World War 2?

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