Why did you decide to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki during world war 2?

Answer 1

US bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki because they wanted to convince Japan to surrender fromg WW2.

Also because during the war, Japan wasnt affected a lot compared to other places that joined the war.

are you serious? I'm sure the Japanese people of the major industrial cities tend to disagree with this they were firebombed for months, Tokyo and Osaka were ashbowls.

the real reason Nagasaki was bombed was because it was overcast in Kokura the original target. in actual fact, the Japanese, through the Soviet Union, tried to conditionally surrender in June 1945, a full 2 months before the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. the condition they wanted was that the emperor was to remain head of state and to retain its home islands. America flatly refused the offer and instead chose to continue the war a further two months, until japan unconditionally surrendered. an interesting footnote should be that upon signing the unconditional surrender japan was allowed to retain its emperor and retain its home islands.

Answer 2

To speed up the end of WW2, and to see what would happen.

I understand, that the American's dropped the atom bomb on Nagasaki to speed up or end the war, but what let American's to drop this bomb specifically on this particular Island and not say...the cityof Japan? Any reason or not?

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

To end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war again.

Answer 5

It was the Presidents decision to drop the bomb to end the war.

Answer 6

To end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.

Answer 7

to save lives