Essay On Dropping The Atomic Bomb

During the late nineteen-thirties war had come to multiple countries, causing the Second World War. Numerous people lost their lives, friends, and even family members, which contributed to many Americans feeling unguilted about the atomic bomb. When the United States made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan, there were mixed feelings over the morality of using it to end our war, but an overall sense of relief to bring the war to an end after such exhausting years.
In nineteen thirty-nine, Germany orchestrated an attack on Poland. The attack, conducted by Adolf Hitler, would be the beginnings of the Second World War in Europe. As promised, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany for their attack on Poland. Germany fell under
Truman swore in as president in the final months of the war during nineteen forty-five. The United States had been at war with Japan for four years. The idea of the atomic bomb was presented to Truman only moments after he took office on April 12, 1945. Truman was only given a few details about the bomb from Secretary of War, Henry Stimson, but he denied the use of it for the time being. It was the next day when Truman learned all the details about what the secretary of war was calling the “Manhattan project.” Dropping the atomic bomb would not be a decision that Harry Truman would take lightly. In an article written by Henry Stimson titled The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb, Henry states that “it was in the fall of 1941 that the question of atomic energy, was first brought directly to my attention.” In contrast with his decision to disregard the bomb for the moment, Truman allowed the department of war to continue their work on improvements and research over the atomic bomb. Meanwhile, the United States continued the war against Japan. The decision to use, or not use, the atomic bomb would take President Truman longer than a day to
The loss of numerous Americans aided in the acceptance of its use to end our war once and for