USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Truman did not seek to destroy Japanese culture or people; the goal was to destroy Japan’s ability to make war. So, on the morning of August 6, 1945, the American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped the world’s first atom bomb over the city of Hiroshima.

Detailed explanation-2: -When asked later in his life what decision was the most difficult for him to make as president, Mr. Truman stated that it was the decision to send troops to Korea in 1950. By the time that an armistice was signed in July, 1953, nearly fifty-four thousand Americans had lost their lives in the “Forgotten War.”

Detailed explanation-3: -After Japanese leaders flatly rejected the Potsdam Declaration, President Truman authorized use of the atomic bomb anytime after August 3, 1945. On the clear morning of August 6, the first atomic bomb, nicknamed Little Boy, was dropped on the city of Hiroshima.

Detailed explanation-4: -On July 26, 1945, Truman issued the Potsdam Declaration-demanding the unconditional surrender of the Japanese government, warning of “prompt and utter destruction”. Eleven days later, having received no reply, an American airplane dropped an atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan.