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Harry Truman did not want to lose thousands of soldiers in the Pacific Front. The Americans had had experimented on a a highly desrtuctive weapon long before, and made the first Atomic bombs -the "Fat Man" and the "Little Boy". Previously, during the "island-hopping" e. g. , the Americans lost 20,000 men to recapture eight square miles. So, it was obvious, that the Japanese would not surrender. Truman wanted to end the war by repelling the Japanese to continue fighting. Reasons summarised:

  • the Americans thought that the Japanese would never surrender
  • The Americans did not want to risk falling into Japanese prisons because they were famous for cruelty

  • the Americans wanted to show to their ally, the Sviet Union that they were superior in military - as a warning
  • the bombs cost a lot and the Americans wanted to use them.
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