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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.

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Harry S. Truman had to order the atomic bomb be dropped on Japan since they refused to surrender.

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President Harry Truman made the call to drop the two fatman atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and August 9th 1945.

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What president dropped the first atomic bombs on japan?

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Who was president during world war 2 when the nuclear bomb dropped on japan?

According to wikipedia Harry S. Truman was president from April 1945-1953 which would make him president in August 1945 when the first atomic bomb was dropped.


When and where were the first and second atomic bombs dropped during World War II?

The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945. The second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, on August 9, 1945.


The first atomic bomb was dropped on .?

Hiroshima was the first to be bombed in World War 2.


Why did the president that dropped the atomic bomb?

President Truman dropped two atomic bombs, the first ever created, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because he thought that would be a good strategy to make the ever fighting Japan surrender in WW2


Where was the first atomic bomb dropped-?

The city of Hiroshima was the place where the first atomic bomb was dropped.


What plane dropped the first atomic bomb?

The Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb.


How many atomic bombs were dropped on Japan during World War I?

None. The first atomic bomb was dropped decades after World War 1 finished. Atomic bombs weren't used in war until World War II.


In World War 2 which city was the first atomic bomb dropped on?

Hiroshima


In world War 2 which country was the first atomic bomb dropped on?

It was China who was bombed


The first atomic bomb was dropped in?

Hiroshima ,Japan during world war 2


Who was the leader that dropped the second atomic bomb?

What do you mean, "leader"? Harry Truman was president of the US when both the first and second atomic bombs were dropped. The commander of the aircraft the "second" bomb (actually the third detonated, but the second to be "dropped" since the first was a test explosion and was not dropped but rather mounted on a tower) was dropped from was Major Charles W. Sweeney.