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America’s decision to drop the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has been a controversial one. Do you think President Truman’s choice to drop the atomic bombs was necessary? Briefly explain your answer in the context of America’s participation in the Pacific Theater of World War Two.

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Answer: Yes

Explanation: I do not agree with the decision but i see the reasoning. The risk of many american losses in a land invasion was too high and Truman made the call to save Americans at the cost of many Innocent Japanese

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