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1. Was dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki the best way
to end the war?

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I don’t believe it was the best way to win and other methods could’ve been taken but the atomic bombs were Americas was of driving the Japanese to surrender and to ultimately end the war
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Explanation:His decision was mainly based on the estimate of half a million Allied casualties likely to be caused by invading the home islands of Japan. There was also the likely death rate from starvation for Allied PoWs and civilians as the war dragged on well into 1946.

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