WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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He wanted war to end quickly.
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Japan was going to surrender anyways.
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A land invasion would cause too many casualties.
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American troops wouldn’t be able to win a land invasion.
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Detailed explanation-1: -President Truman was threatened looking at Japan increasing power in world. He believed that to end war its important to halt Japan’s power, so it dropped atomic bomb on Japan to shorten or end war and to save United states people from wrath of war.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Why did Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? He wanted to end the war faster and bring the soldiers home and save the united states millions of dollars.