The most likely reason why president truman ordered the atomic bomb dropped on japan was to a. show us military strength. b. force japan to surrender to the allies. c. guarantee a us victory. d. prevent the soviet invasion of japan.

The most likely reason why President Truman ordered the atomic bomb dropped on Japan was to force Japan to surrender to the Allies.  

Further Explanation:-

When the President of United States of that time, Harry Truman got to know about the success of ‘Manhattan Project’, He knew that he has a decision to make. He knew that everything now relies on his hands weather to end the long going war with Japan or not. But he also knew that if he had to end the war with the Japs then he has to unleash his most dangerous weapon and that was ‘Nuclear Bomb’ as he knew that Japanese will never surrender and are willing to fight till the end. American soldiers were getting tired and the numbers were decreasing after four long years of continuous war and Japanese were in no mood to call the war off. Americans were continuously bombing cities of Japan and had even occupied ‘Okinawa’ but, Japan had army of around 2 million soldiers who were guarding the boundaries of Japan against all the invasions and forces of United States and its other allies were not able to Invade Japan. This was the time when President of United States, Harry Truman decided to unveil his most dangerous weapon and that was ‘Atomic Bomb’ to use against Japan and to win the war and mark the end of World War – 2.

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Answer Details:

Grade – High School

Subject –History

Chapter – WorldWar- 2

Keywords –Japan, United States, Allies, World War, World War – 2, Okinawa, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Bombing, Japanese Soldiers.  

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