How did the Battle of Okinawa affect President Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
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The Japanese did not surrender till the end, they chose martyrdom over surrender. Even though, the Okinawa Islands were occupied by the Allied Forces; the Americans still wanted to shatter the Japanese socially and economically.
The United States tested their atomic bombs in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and in Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.
Answer:
In mid-July, President Harry Truman was notified of the successful test of the atomic bomb, what he called (the most terrible bomb in the history of the world.)
Thousands of hours of research and development as well as billions of dollars had contributed to its production.
This was no theoretical research project. It was created to destroy and kill on a massive scale.
As president, it was Harry Truman’s decision if the weapon would be used with the goal to end the war. He wrote that “It is an awful responsibility that has come to us.”
Explanation:
President Truman had four options: •Continue conventional bombing of Japanese cities.
•Invade Japan.
•Demonstrate the bomb on an unpopulated island
•Drop the bomb on an inhabited Japanese city.