Why did the Allies attack civilian and military targets in Japan? to demoralize the population to inspire the population to rebel against the government to force the Japanese government to negotiate for peace to cause as much damage as possible

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The main objective of the attack on civilians is to demoralize the opposing government in order to make it give up the conflict. Thus, the attack on Japan had the function of destabilizing the country and expelling it from the war.

to demoralize the population