There were many factors that went into the decision that President Truman made. After the bloody battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, American soldiers and the American government realized that the Japanese would fight to the end. They did not believe they were "beaten" but they believed they were luring the American troops to their turf where they could fight a better battle in their rugged terrain. This made President Truman's decision a bit easier since he believed that he was saving the lives of not only Americans but Japanese people as well. In Harry Truman's Diary and Papers, he writes a letter to Senator Richard Russell saying, "My object is to save as many American lives as possible but I also have a humane feeling for the women and children in Japan."
Although the United States had dropped over 63 million leaflets across Japan warning of air strikes in …show more content…
It was an "ultimatum" to force the Japanese government to surrender or else the Allies of the United States and United Nations would attack Japan from all sides. On July 29, 1945, their leader Premier Suzuki scorned the ultimatum and actually told his people to increase the Japanese aircraft production. He felt he could still win the war against the United States by increasing his air strikes. After reflection, President Truman took into account that Premier Suzuki would not surrender freely. In fact, the 3,500 Kamikaze airplane raids from Japanese suicide bombers were proof that they were going to fight to the