Question

The bomb should not have been used on Japan because it resulted in the death of a large number of innocent people. As a result of being bombed the Japanese finally came to the realization of how serious the allies were about surrendering the first two times. Truman also felt that using the bomb would end the war in a more timely matter. In the end the usage of the bomb did result in the surrender of Japan, but only if the Emperor of Japan was able to keep his thrown.