Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs on Japan? Select the two correct answers.

A.

The Japanese navy still posed a major threat for the Allied forces.

B.

Casualties in the Pacific Theater had been very high for Americans.

C.

Truman feared the Japanese were developing atomic weapon technology.

D.

Conventional bombings of Tokyo and other cities had not led to surrender.

E.

Truman did not anticipate the damage that the atomic bombs would cause.