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Trueman decided to drop the bomb on Japan because if they did an invasion, the United States would lose more men and Trueman did not want to take that chance.

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he had 2 bombs that could end the war, japan wasn't going to surrender we've seen how they fought. in a way to end the war and save American lives he dropped the a-bombs

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Because he didn't have the bomb at the beguining of the war. The president along with most Americans wanted revenge.

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He stated that he needed to end the war and collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.

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Q: Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb at the end of World War 2?
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