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[–] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

the US specifically asked the soviet union to enter the war in the pacific at the Yalta Conference

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    The admin was still under FDR at Yalta. Truman was on a very different page than FDR about the Soviets, which led to dropping nuclear weapons to end the war before Soviets could get more involved in the Pacific

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