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President Harry Truman had many alternatives at his disposal for ending the war: invade the Japanese mainland, hold a demonstration of the destructive power of the atomic bomb for Japanese dignitaries, drop an atomic bomb on selected industrial Japanese cities, bomb and blockade the islands, wait for Soviet entry into the war on August 15, or mediate a compromised peace.
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.
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What year was World War 1 World War 2 and Koren war?
World War One: 1914 [ended 1918] World War Two: 1939 [Ended 1945] Korean war: Who cares?
What were two reasons that can be identified for the higher number of deaths in World War II compared to World War I?
Two reasons for the higher number of deaths in World War II compared to World War I were the increased use of advanced weaponry, such as tanks and aircraft, and the widespread targeting of civilians in bombing raids.
Who were the last two people to be KIA in World War 2?
They were probably individuals who died of wounds long after the war had ended.
The Treaty of Brest-Litovisk ended World War 1 between what two countries?
Russia and Germany
When did World War 2 end and what part of Europe?
World War 2 ended officially on 2 September 1945 right after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan and Japan surrendered. But World War 2 ended in Europe when Adolf Hitler commited Suicide on 30 April 1945.
What year was World War 1 World War 2 and Koren war?
World War One: 1914 [ended 1918] World War Two: 1939 [Ended 1945] Korean war: Who cares?
What treaty ended the great war?
The Treaty of Versailles ended World War One. I'm not to sure why this question was in the World war Two category.
What is a Good conclusion for World War two?
That is how ww2 ended
When was World War I and two?
worl war 1 began in 1914 and ended in 1918
How did nuclear weapons affect world war 2?
Two nuclear weapons ended World War 2.
Was there a war before the first atomic bomb?
The world was going through world war two. The atomic bomb ended the war.
What ended World War 1 and lead to the start of world one two?
the treaty of Versailles
What did the great depression end after?
it ended when the U.S. joined world war two
What happen after US bombed Nagasaki?
World War two was officially ended.
What historical events took place in 1947?
World war two ended
What were two reasons that can be identified for the higher number of deaths in World War II compared to World War I?
Two reasons for the higher number of deaths in World War II compared to World War I were the increased use of advanced weaponry, such as tanks and aircraft, and the widespread targeting of civilians in bombing raids.
What were Truman's two main challenges after World War 2 ended?
Contain communism and re-establish a war torn world.
