WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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wanted to see if the bomb worked
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did not think they could defeat the Japanese
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did not have the soldiers or weapons left to attack Japan
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They estimated that up to 1 million Allied soldiers would die in an invasion
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Detailed explanation-1: -The bombs were the best means to bring about unconditional surrender, which is what the US leaders wanted. Only this would enable the Allies to occupy Japan and root out the institutions that led to war in the first place.
Detailed explanation-2: -Truman stated that his decision to drop the bomb was purely military. A Normandy-type amphibious landing would have cost an estimated million casualties. Truman believed that the bombs saved Japanese lives as well. Prolonging the war was not an option for the President.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Other Choices In the years that followed, President Truman steadfastly defended his decision to use the atomic bombs. He argued that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki forced the Japanese to surrender quickly, thus avoiding an invasion that would have cost the lives of thousands of Americans.
Detailed explanation-5: -Truman wanted to avoid an invasion of Japan. Truman hoped that the use of the bomb would and it’s astonishing effects would be enough for Japan to surrender and they would not have to invade them. The US dropped the bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasak.