Why did the Americans use the atomic bombs in Japan?

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Savannah Martin

9 December, 05:14

Why did the Americans use the atomic bombs in Japan?

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Claire Harrison · Answer 1

They used the atomic bombs to bring Japan's surrender in the Second World War.

Ezra · Answer 2

Explanation:In the United States, two nuclear bombs detonated in August 1945, killed 210,000 people - children, women and men - in the Japans cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The use of nuclear weapons to allow the rendition of Japan in the Second World War was approved by President Truman.