The US had been at war with Japan for 5 years, having been attacked by Japan. The US had come close to losing to Japan several times. Japan had refused to surrender. The bombs ended the war. To have invaded Japan with conventional forces was estimated to cost the lives on nearly 1 million Allied soldiers, and many more Japanese.
The President wanted to end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war again.
I think the only good reason was to bring the war to an end.
Harriet Tubman wasn't president, Harry Truman was. Reasons why he used the atomic bomb are debated. Some speculate that it was because it cost a lot to make and that was enough reason; others believe that he was using it as retaliation for Pearl Harbor. Many believe that Truman was convinced dropping the bomb would force Japan to surrender, but others say that Japan would have surrendered soon even without it. It's not clear exactly why he used it, and it's possible that it was a little bit of everything
What reason might the federalists have for Opposing President Thomas Jefferson's plan
A main reason for this is that Hitler was blaming the economic condition of Germany on the Jews and the people saw this and accepted this for the Jews were a minority.
He was called Give 'em Hell Harry, High-tax Harry, Mister Missouri and The Senator from Pendergast.
Force them to surrender as soon as possible.
To save the lives of American GI's who were slated to invade Japan.
President Truman stated that this weapon will bring an end to the war and save lives.
President Truman stated that he needed to end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.
President Truman stated that he needed to end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.
The need to end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.
The need to end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war ever again.
President Truman had multiple reasons for ordering the nuclear strikes on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The primary reason was to quickly end the war through overwhelming force of these weapons thus avoiding the need for potentially hundreds of thousands of American casualties from invasion into the Japanese home islands.
The moment Stimson informed him that the project to build atomic bombs existed and that Franklin D. Roosevelt had already issued orders for the Army to plan to use them on Japan, after Truman was sworn in as president following Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Truman saw no reason to change these plans.
The moment Stimson informed him that the project to build atomic bombs existed and that Franklin D. Roosevelt had already issued orders for the Army to plan to use them on Japan, after Truman was sworn in as president following Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Truman saw no reason to change these plans.
The President wanted to end the war and to collapse Japan's means to make war again.