Why did the U.S. drop atom bombs on Japan?

Question

How did it start, why did it happen, when was it, etc....

anything is helpfull - thanks!

Answer 1

To end the war and to avoid having to make a land invasion that would have put hundreds of thousands of American soldiers in danger.

Answer 2

Find out facts about the second world war. Your question is part of that great war.

Answer 3

To test there new toys and gain power in the world

Answer 4

kinda like what the guy before said to gain power

Answer 5

It wasn't nearly as arbitrary as your question makes it sound.  It gets fairly complicated.  Here's a link to information on World War ll.  Check out the "external links" at the bottom of the page.  Good Luck!

P.S. You're bound to hear a lot of anti-American crud from people who know nothing about history.  There's a lot more to World War ll than Pearl Harbor and the atomic bomb.  Don't let anyone else do your thinking for you.

Answer 6

Believe it or not, it was actually a lot less deadly than a land invasion would've been. More people would've died, both on the American and Japanese side, if we had invaded by land instead of dropping a bomb on two cities. It was actually in both of the country's best interest... Japan wasn't going to quit without a fight.