Truman wanted to avoid invasion of Japan because he knew that there would be massive Japanese civilian loss. The Japanese philosophy was that it was treasonous to be captured and that it was a religious sin for non-Japanese to be allowed to invade their country.
The high casualty rates would have been unacceptable .
Truman wanted to avoid an invasion of Japan because he believed that Americans would suffer very heavy losses. He knew the Japanese would fight to the death.
Because President Truman was not the president when Tokyo was bombed.
Americans would suffer heavy losses.
Extreme casualties
bomb Japan or invade it
bomb Japan or invade it
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The US President Harry Truman.
Saving the lives of the soldiers (mostly marines) needed to invade Japan.
End the war with japan and to scare the Soviets.
President Truman got the order to use them against Japan.
Harry S. Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan during World War II.
President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end. On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
To save the lives of American GI's who were slated to invade Japan.
President Truman stated the he needed to end the war and collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.
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