Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb?

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Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb? Bell Ringer Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb?

Europe and Japan in Ruins 16.5

Devastation in Europe 40 million Europeans died Cities reduced to ruble Displaced persons left homeless No water, electricity, and little food Thousands continued to die from famine and disease

Nuremberg Trials 22 Nazi leaders charged with crimes against humanity and murder of 11 million people Several committed suicide Rest found guilty and burned at Dachau concentration camp

Postwar Japan General Douglas MacArthur and U.S. army oversee demilitarization Disbanding of Japanese military Also oversees democratization Wrote new constitution Helps revive economy Emperor no longer divine Created a parliament (Diet) Article 9: Japan could no longer make war Sept 1951: Signed a formal peace treaty with Japan

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