the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan‚ many people have debated whether or not this was necessary. The United States atomic bombing of Japan was justified. The Japanese would not have given up if the United States had not dropped the two atomic bombs. The Japanese code to encrypt messages was called the Purple Code‚ by this time in the war the United States had long broken the Purple Code and in their “Secret” messages. They said that they were not going to surrender (Perez). The Japanese had saved
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bomb was dropped August 6‚ 1945. President Harry Truman made the ultimate decision to use the atomic bomb‚ to him it was a clear decision that this would end the war with America’s most hated enemy: Japan (Nathan‚ 2012). There had been thousandths of bloody deaths up to-this-point in the war‚ Japan was destroyed‚ they had just about nothing‚ their country was in starvation‚ the domestic infrastructure was ruined‚ both sides knew that America was going to win. The question was not if it was when
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In 1945‚ when the atomic bomb was dropped in Japan I felt that it was not justified. Even though it saved thousands of American lives it was at the cost of others lives. The United States could have gave the Japanese a warning before dropping not one‚ but two bombs on them. However‚ the Japanese did not surrender until after the second bomb I think a warning would have made the bombing “justified.” To begin with‚ even though the United States and Japan were at war and were protected their own citizens
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in dropping the atomic bomb‚ is because it signaled the end of the war with Japan- or sped up the surrendering. After the second bombing at Nagasaki‚ the Japanese government surrender unconditionally to the United States. However‚ Japan was on the verge of surrendering at any moment‚ according to President Truman. In his opinion‚ as soon as Russia entered the war Japan would quickly ‘fold up’. While a tough competitor‚ Japan had no idea of who they were really at war with‚ on the grounds that the United
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the unconditional surrender of German symbolized the victory of the war against Fascism in Europe. However‚ the situation in Far East was still extremely intention. In the 7th July of the same year‚ the leaders of American‚ Great Britain and Soviet Union ---- Truman‚ Churchill and Stalin held the third conference during the wartime in Potsdam. During the conference‚ the Potsdam Declaration was proposed in order to urge Japan to accept the requirement of unconditional surrender. Nevertheless‚ the
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citizens‚ women and children. The US was more interested in a quick and devastating end to the war than to care for the millions of Japanese lives who were innocent. They had in their hands the weapon that was capable of bringing speed for the Japanese surrender‚ so they used it. Admiral William Leahy stated‚ “I was not taught to make wars in that fashion‚ and that wars cannot be won by destroying women and children.” (Document K: Critics of Trumans Decision to Use Atomic Weapons) He meant by this is we
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in the long run. After the untimely death of FDR‚ it was left to Truman to finish the war‚ it was only a month later that Germany would surrender and America’s focus would turn to the Pacific. Where in 1945 Japan on its last legs‚ having lost most its navy and air force and its air defenses basically did not exist‚ was hesitant to accept the unconditional surrender purposed by Truman as it provided no assurances for Emperor Hirohito. It was Under Secretary of the Navy
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become one of the most powerful weapons of the era. What was known as the “Manhattan Project” had ultimately created the first atomic bomb in the history of the world. On August 6th‚ 1945‚ the United States Air Force dropped this bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. The initial impact of the bomb killed an estimated 53 percent of the population instantly. Many other people died from burns‚ injuries‚ and falling debris after the initial impact. Three days after Hiroshima‚ the United States dropped another bomb
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remember with terror. On this day‚ an atomic bomb was used by the U.S. against Japan‚ in the city of Hiroshima. This was the first time in world history. Before this sad event‚ Japan and the U.S. were having conflicts with each other because Japan tried to invade parts of Europe and the Pacific. In an attempt stop Japanese aggressions‚ the U.S. decided to stop the sale of war materials‚ such as iron and oil‚ to Japan. This angered the Japanese‚ and after peacetalks failed‚ the Japanese made a surprise
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with the help of Mr. Einstein‚ it seemed like a great idea. But‚ there were many things they didn’t think about when they jumped to the idea of dropping the bomb; some were Japan’s surrender and the future of the civilians. The bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was not necessary. In the final stretch of World War II‚ Japan was in its spiral downwards‚ ready to call it quits. As stated in Document B‚ conventional bombing‚ as well as island hopping had destroyed over 60% of its cities. The United States
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