WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
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What was President Truman’s main objective in using the atomic bomb?
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President Truman wanted to save as many Japanese lives as possible by using the bomb on smaller cities
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President Truman believed that the atomic bomb should only be used for defensive purposes and a direct attack against Japan was probably not necessary
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President Truman hoped the use of the atomic bomb would save American lives, by avoiding a direct invasion of the Japanese main land
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President Truman wanted to use the atomic bomb to show the remaining Axis powers (Germany and Italy) that the US was a super-power
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Explanation:
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.
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