In the Battle of Okinawa, the Japanese solders fought and died for a hopeless cause until they completely ran out of ammunition. Harry Truman realized the Japanese would not surrender as long as they had one bullet. He decided a lot fewer lives would be lost, both American and Japanese, with the atom bomb than with an invasion of Japan.
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While the development of the atomic bomb was initiated under FDR, Harry S Truman was president when the final decision was made to drop the bomb.
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President Truman took all the responsabilities.
Saving the lives of the soldiers (mostly marines) needed to invade Japan.
Truman was the first president to give a speech on television, and he loved to play horseshoes, cards, and the piano.
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These bombs were dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan and not in China.
While the development of the atomic bomb was initiated under FDR, Harry S Truman was president when the final decision was made to drop the bomb.
President Harry S Truman gave the order to drop the bomb in 1945.
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