0
President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the development of the atomic bomb, but Harry Truman was President at the time of the bomb's first successful test, and he is the one who authorized its use in populated areas.
The Manhattan Project, the development of the atomic bomb, was such a secret that even Vice President Truman didn't know about it until after he became President. (I don't know whether or not Vice President Wallace knew about the project.)
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How did the atomic bomb revolutionize world war 2?
Indeed it was a new weapon. It brought us to the atomic/space age.
How did droppiing the bomb on hiroshima changed history?
It brought us to the atomic/space age and also brought the cold war and the weapons race.
What was the importance of the bombing of bombing of Hiroshima?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the only ocation where an atomic bomb was used agasinst mankind. It brought us to the nuclear/space age.
Which US president decided to drop the atomic bomb?
President Harry Truman.
How was president Eisenhower's presidency impacted?
Truman transitioned from a pre-atomic age (before August 1945) President to an atomic age President (after 1945). The atomic age (nuclear weapons & nuclear energy) commenced when the first atomic bomb went off; which in turn created the Cold War. President Eisenhower was the FIRST atomic age /cold war US President. The cold war impacted his presidency. The cold war meant "restrictions" and "limitations" on the use of foreign & military policies.
What is the minimum age as the president?
35 is the minimum age for the US president.
Who was president of japan when atomic bomb was dropped?
No one was president of Japan. They had an emperor . Truman was US president.
What positive economic effects did the nuclear bombs have on the US?
The Atomic Age & Atomic Energy.
What is the minimum age of service as President?
35 is the minimum age for the US president.
Who was the US president that made the tough decisions to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan?
President Truman.
Was the US public angry about atomic bombing of Japan?
No, because it brought an end to the war.
Why did the US drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima August 6 1945is significant?
The nuclear attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were the last attack in World War Two. After that Japan surrendered. It also brought us into the nuclear age.
