Oosting 12/15/14 Decision to Drop the Atomic Bombs Essay President Truman was justified in using atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945. As commander-in Chief of US Armed forces‚ President Truman was responsible for the men and women in harms way. Americans and Japanese were dying‚ suffering life-altering injuries and experiencing torture and deprivation in prison camps each day the war raged. Additionally‚ it is important to look at the cultural elements of Japan‚ ‚ the possible
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a priority. President Truman was demanding “unconditional surrender” from Japan. In a statement he released on May 8th‚ he described unconditional surrender as “Our blows will not cease until the Japanese military and naval forces lay down their arms in unconditional surrender. Just what does the unconditional surrender of the armed forces mean for the Japanese people? It means the end of the war. It means the termination of the influence of the military leaders who have brought Japan to the present
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The atomic bomb controversy started on August 6‚ 1945. The Atomic bomb was first used in combat as it was dropped on Hiroshima‚ Japan. The explosive power of the weapon was finally displayed. Within a few days‚ another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki‚ Japan. The atomic bomb was one of the most destructive weapons of war used in combat. It ended the seconed World War. However‚ the bomb’s used turned out to be a big controversy. President Harry Truman had many good reasons of dropping such a deadly bomb
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The decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan was the correct decision for a number of reasons. It helped win the war in Japan and saved American lives‚ which is the United States government’s first priority in the war. The bomb also set an example to other nations of the war of the devastation that is caused by these types of weapons. The dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan was necessary for the United States to end the war in Japan and move resources to finish the war in Europe. The first
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Explosion Presidents Truman eventually decided to issue the order that drop the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 6 and August 9‚ 1945. After the huge nuclear explosion‚ the whole world got into a silence situation that everyone is thinking that weather the decision of President Truman is right or wrong. The bombing results in an extremely alarming environment in Japan‚ however‚ president Truman actually makes the right decision to drop the bomb because the bombing is the
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There were a series of events that lead to the decision to drop the first atomic bomb on Japan which included: Pearl Harbor‚ Battle of Midway‚ Iwo Jima‚ and Okinawa. The first event that led to the decision to bomb Japan was driven by retribution for the Japanese bomb on Pearl Harbor that killed thousands and destroyed the majority of military resources located in the area. The second event that led to Truman’s ruling was‚ the Battle of Midway‚ this battle signaled that without interference Emperor
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WWII: The Decision to Drop the Atom Bomb ******* ****** North Carolina State University Author Note This paper was prepared on XX/XX/XXXX for HI 350 taught by Professor Caddell. WWII: The Decision to Drop the Atom Bomb On the morning of July 16th‚ 1945 the first successful detonation of an atomic bomb was recorded at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The explosion from the blast yielded more power than twenty thousand tons of TNT and could be seen at
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9/25/13 Orange America’s Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan Was the use of the atomic bomb on Japan a good decision? In July 1945 the U.S. dropped the atom bomb on Japan saving hundreds of thousands of American lives. By dropping the atom bomb on Japan America was able to end WWII earlier saving lives on both sides. In WWII the US should have used the atomic bomb on Japan because it saved American lives and helped end the war earlier. The dropping of the atom bomb on Japan saved American lives
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Dropping the Atomic Bomb On August 6‚ 1945‚ President Harry S. Truman made the decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Then on August 9‚ 1945‚ Truman ordered a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki‚ Japan. These two decisions were based the war timeline‚ war casualties‚ the successful completion of atomic bomb testing‚ the war experience with Japan‚ and the political conditions related to potential Russian claims on Japan. The atomic bomb decision was primarily driven by the weariness of
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America’s decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan was only done to assert our position over the Soviet Union‚ and Japan’s surrender was only an extra accomplishment of the attack. During the years 1939 to 1947‚ numerous conferences were held to discuss diplomatic matters‚ and the strive towards getting Japan to accept an unconditional surrender. The Japanese had already been weakened‚ and the military predicted that they would eventually be forced to surrender in a short amount of time. Even the
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