Answer: There were many obstacles
Explanation:
Ask yourself, instead, the opposite:
With the creation of the atomic bomb (there being 2 already, and 1 on the way), would it be necessary to risk millions of troops, billions of dollars worth of equipments, and trillion dollars in costs, to attack each island one by one, in hope of defeating Japan? The U.S. at Okinawa already knew how the Japanese would fight, with tooth & nails, and how surrender is not an option. With the ultimation of 2 atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki respectifully, and the 3rd one being prepped, it not only gave the devastating feel, but also time for the Japanese government to ponder whether or not they should continue a war that they will lose anyways. In war, to save a life, 100% of the time a death must occur. It was necessary to bring destruction to Japan to save the lives of millions of Allied troops, and that in doing so, the A-bombs were used.
There are two civilizations that might fit this answer.
The first is Ancient Greece, that is Athens. Athens had a democratic government that resembled a republican one but since they were only a city-state and not a huge republic then historians are wary when they talk about it in terms of republicanism. They did however have a democratic government with an elected senate and suffrage rights.
The second is Ancient Rome. Up until Augustus became the emperor and turned it into the Roman Empire, Rome was a republic. They were a republic in the true sense because they had the senate which would vote for new legislation and this covered the entire Roman republic which was huge, not just the city of Rome.
