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Turning Points in the Pacific

Question 9 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR

Why did Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

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President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb because he believed a land invasion of Japan would result in too many American casualties. Japan’s leaders appeared determined to fight to the death rather than surrender, and Truman did not believe that a naval blockade or conventional bombing would be enough to end the war quickly.

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