Mid-1945 Nazi Germany has been defeated by the Allied Powers the fighting in the Pacific becomes the last stand of the Axis Powers. Japan loses their foothold in the Pacific they are forced back onto their main land. The fighting in the islands of the Pacific, prior to the advance of the Allied forces, had resulted in many casualties. The President of the United States and Overlord of the Operations in the Pacific has succumbed to his illness and dies at the age of 63. Harry S. Truman is sworn in as President and takes command of the forces of the United States. As the victory of the Allies comes closer and closer the armies of the Empire of Japan is defeated by a new technology Nuclear Warfare. The United States devastates the …show more content…
The morale would also have been low as the fighting lasted longer than anticipated. The Japanese government was given an ultimatum twice the second time they didn’t learn from their mistake and once more the United States stayed true to their word. A second bomb was dropped creating more devastating impact than the first one. This supports the fact that even when they lose a catastrophic amount of civilians they are determined to fight to the bitter end. This shows that the war on the mainland would have lasted until all soldiers were killed as all of them were willing to stay until they are dead. For a final time the United States threatens Japan once more and claims they have another bomb. Japan finally surrenders. If the United States had sent troops there would have been an expansion of the war and the war would have ended in 1946 or 1947 instead of 1945 this would have forced the morale of the troops to drop. An unmotivated army is an army that begins disobeying orders and questioning why they even have to fight. Truman also would have expanded the military spendings budget when troops die they need to be replaced by more troops and the equipment that was lost when they died will also need to be replaced. The lose of tens of thousands of soldiers in an attempt to seize the island would result in a deeper debt than before the the Great Depression. The dropping of the bomb ended the war quickly, saved the military money, and save