Japan and the U.S.A were at war after Japan bombed U.S pearl harbour. Pearl Harbour was bombed on December 7, 1941 and the U.S declared war the day after. The U.S were not officially at war in WW2 until a day after Japan bombed them. Japan was an imperialist nation trying to extend their authority over other nations lands with military power. Why did President Truman decide to use atomic bombs against Japan in 1945? President H. Truman ordered the use of the atomic bomb against Japan in 1945 in hopes that it would help shorten the war, but the primary reason was to limit Soviet involvement in international affairs. The United States of America was clearly not playing games with the rest of the world.
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Truman wrote in his memoirs that half a million U.S troops would be killed if the American government decided to send troops to invade Japan. Winston Churchill a British prime minister at the time thought the number was closer to a million. Winston churchill did not want to send Americans to die when there was an alternative like a nuclear bomb available. President Truman knew ending the war quickly could save many American lives, In a statement he said “We have used (the atomic bomb) in order to shorten the agony of the war and save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans”. President Truman knew that using nuclear weapons could shorten the agony of the war and spare many lives, it would have been devastating to the U.S to lose hundreds of thousands of soldiers which could of dampened American morale. By using nuclear weapons President Truman would be doing many American citizens a favour of relief as public resentment was running high against the Japanese. President Truman prevented all the loss and bloodshed of predicted American lives by using nuclear weapons. Truman used nuclear weapons with the goal to end the war quickly which would save American lives and force the Japanese government to surrender
President Truman utilized nuclear weapons …show more content…
Truman wrote in his memoirs that half a million U.S troops would be killed if the American government decided to send troops to invade Japan. Winston Churchill a British prime minister at the time thought the number was closer to a million. Winston churchill did not want to send Americans to die when there was an alternative like a nuclear bomb available. President Truman knew ending the war quickly could save many American lives, In a statement he said “We have used (the atomic bomb) in order to shorten the agony of the war and save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans”. President Truman knew that using nuclear weapons could shorten the agony of the war and spare many lives, it would have been devastating to the U.S to lose hundreds of thousands of soldiers which could of dampened American morale. By using nuclear weapons President Truman would be doing many American citizens a favour of relief as public resentment was running high against the Japanese. President Truman prevented all the loss and bloodshed of predicted American lives by using nuclear weapons. Truman used nuclear weapons with the goal to end the war quickly which would save American lives and force the Japanese government to surrender