At the end of World War II, few questioned Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Most Americans accepted the obvious reasoning: the atomic bombings brought the war to a more timely end. They did not have a problem with over one hundred thousand of the enemy being killed. After all, the Japanese attacked America, and not the other way around. In later years, however, many have begun to question the conventional wisdom of "Truman was saving lives," putting forth theories of their own. However, when one examines the issue with great attention to the results of the atomic bombings and compares these results with possible alternatives to using said bombs, the line between truth and fiction begins to clear. Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan was for the purpose of saving lives and ending the war quickly in order to prevent a disastrous land invasion.
Harry s. truman approved the dropping of an atomic bomb on japan.
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2.
Truman
end WW2
Some say that Truman wanted to send a message to the Soviet Union - Apex
Not dropping it!
Harry s. truman approved the dropping of an atomic bomb on japan.
the Japanese were very ahead and many Americans were being held prisioners. It was a war entered in a hurry and as such needed to be ended.
Most think he was not wrong about dropping the atomic bombs.
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2.
It ended the war!
President Truman.
President Truman
President Truman.
Not very simply nor very easily because if we had done otherwise to end the war, it would have been MUCH more costly. We would have lost millions if we had instead invaded Japan.
See atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
It ended WWII & the world entered the "Atomic Age."