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  • He and the Presidential Cabinet hoped it would prevent an invasion on the mainland of Japan by the Russians and Western Allied Forces.
  • He was really hoping to save millions of Japanese lives and the lives of the allied forces.
  • He prayed and hoped the Emperor Hirohito would surrender when he figured out the US could annihilate his country.
  • Hirohito surrendered to save the throne and the Empire. He went against the Japanese Military leaders who would never surrender.
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