Summary Of President Truman's Inhumane Decision

In the brutal and deadly Pacific Theater of World War ll, President Truman had to make a crucial decision on whether or not to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Some believe that Truman’s actions to drop the atomic bomb were unethical and inhumane; however, Truman was justified in his decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan due to the fact that they are our enemy, saving American lives is the first priority, and the atomic bomb will ultimately prevent Russia from gaining control of Asia.

Was it necessary for Truman to drop the Atomic Bombs on Japan in World War II? On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped by a US aircraft on Hiroshima. This atomic bomb was dropped to force Japan into surrender, this bomb alone destroyed Hiroshima and over 90,000 people were instantly killed in the explosion and an additional 100,000 people perished from burns and radiation sickness. On August 9, 1945 only three days later, the second atomic bomb was dropped over Nagasaki resulting in an additional 80,000 casualties of the Japanese population. The people of Japan surrendered on August 14, 1945 soon after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Many people opposed to the use of the atomic bombs because people argued that Truman 's decision to use atomic bombs was a barbaric act of cruelty. People also argued that the US government had other ulterior motives to drop the atomic bomb that were necessary for America 's ideals. Necessary motives like presenting The Soviet Union a strong message for the Soviets to watch their step around America. A conventional way of warfare for Japan 's surrender would have costed many more American lives. Truman and others believed that the atomic bomb was necessary to save American lives but also Japanese lives. These actions from President Truman marked the end of the most destructive war in history. The two sources that will used and evaluated in this paper are is The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb by Dennis D. Wainstock (1996)

During World War II, President Harry S. Truman ordered for an atomic bomb to be dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6th ,1945. The second and last atomic bomb to ever be dropped was in the city of Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945. Many Americans believed dropping the atomic bomb was necessary to end the war in a more timely manner, however, many others believed dropping the atomic bomb was too extreme of a measure to take against Japan. With the creation of the atomic bomb, the United States had a weapon of mass destruction that no one else yet had. Therefore, with the power the atomic bomb possessed, some people believed its use should only be used as a last resort. If Japan would not surrender during this war, then the United States would have a valid and necessary reason in using the power of an atomic bomb. For the other Americans that believed in the immediate drop of the atomic bomb, dropping it would end the war sooner, which would then decrease the amount American soldiers who would be killed during the war. Whether dropping the atomic bomb on Japan was the most ethical decision that President Truman could have ordered is still debated.

The decision to drop the atomic bomb, made by President Truman, was largely influenced by political factors rather than military factors. Traditionalist historians argue from the military perspective that the bomb was used to end the war as quickly as possible and with as minimal causalities as possible. Revisionist historians, on the other hand, argue the political perspective where they believe that the bomb was dropped as a diplomatic tool to intimidate the rising superpower that was the Soviet Union. In 1945, there was little reason to doubt the traditionalist perspective; however, in retrospect, with the evidence now gathered and available, it was very likely there were other strategic reasons that played a larger role in the decision Truman had made. By observing the historical timeline, the Cold War began shortly after World War II. Truman was aware of the rising power of the USSR and the threat of the spread of communism into Europe and Asia. The fear of this threat was what likely influenced him and Congress to use the bomb more so than the desire to end the war more efficiently.

Many debates have been provoked based on President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The debate is not solely based on the bomb being dropped, but more on the actual necessity and intention of the bomb being dropped.

“Truman stated that his decision to drop the bomb was purely military. Truman believed that the bombs saved Japanese lives as well. Prolonging the war was not an option for the President,” (ushistory.org 1). President Truman and the United States government made a fair decision by dropping the atomic bomb on the Japanese citizens in Hiroshima and Nagasaki during 1945. The bomb allowed the United States to appear more powerful and led to them influencing the rest of the world. The dropping of the atomic bomb was also a just response to the previous atrocities committed by Japan to other countries including the United States. In the long run, the bomb saved more lives that would have been lost in the war, since the bombs caused the

Our men, or theirs? This is the decision president Harry S. Truman was left with; drop the bomb or continue with an invasion. World War 2 had been dragging on for several years when President Truman decided to drop the first Atomic Bomb over Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. This devastating weapon brutally murdered 75,000 Japanese civilians in an instant. Although it has been 70 years since the bombs were dropped, there is still question on whether or not the right decision was made. President Truman was wrong to drop the Atomic Bomb because it killed thousands of ignorant civilians and was unnecessary for victory.

To my belief the two biggest issues that play a role in making and educated on wether to drop the bomb or not, would be time and money. The U.S. had already spent billions of dollars making these bombs, and couldnt afford to waste anymore money on the war. Sending troops to invade would have cost the U.S. alot of money that they didnt have, mind you they still were facing the great deppression. Not to mention the time that had gone into making these intricate atomic bombs, and the time that had already been wasted fighting the war. The war lasted about six years and could have been longer if Truman hadnt dropped the bomb because of the Japanese ethics and warfare perspective.

President Harry S. Truman had the power to end war with Japan, but it would involve unleashing the most terrible weapons ever known. The world changed when the United State dropped the first atomic bomb on Japanese city, Hiroshima seventy thousands of Japanese citizens vaporized. Three days later another bomb was dropped on Japanese city, Nagasaki eighty thousands Japanese citizens perished. The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, lead many historians and policy analyst to questioned if president Truman was correct in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. In my opinion, President Truman was correct in his decision to drop the atomic bomb.

The death of thousands in a moment, this was the power of the weapon the United States held in their possession. President Harry S. Truman’s decision was the first immoral and flaw choice that proves the weakness of a man in power. His main argument was based on the lack of love and compassion among the millions in Japan. He has proven to end the war in a faster way by using the bombs and proves that American soldiers are dying in the battle, which sounded ironically the fact that soldiers are risking their lives fighting war. It was nearly the end of World War II. With Germany defeated and the Allied Forces ready for the cease-fire, only the power of Japan stood in the way of the end of the World War. “ Early in 1939, the world's scientific

What influenced truman to drop the atomic bomb was the rejection of the Potsdam Declaration from the japanese. The potsdam declaration was Terms for Japanese Surrender is a statement that called for the surrender of

On August 6, 1945, the United States become the first ever and only nation to use atomic weapons during wartime when it drop an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Shortly after three days, another atomic bomb was drop on Nagasaki causing thousand of deaths in total. It was a horrific event in the history, even today's there still debates over whether President Truman decision was correct or not. Though dropping the atomic bomb ended World War II, many historians think  that it also started the Cold War.

I think Truman made a right decision on dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. If he didn't made that decision the war against Japan would have been lasted for another year and the causalities for both side would have been increased. We would have been wasted more money, resources and lives. By the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan; the number of death people was less and it stopped the war and the resources of Japan to fight.

The decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the hardest decision for President Truman to make. He had the power right there in his hands to end the war but he would have to unleash the most powerful weapon known to man, at this time. Everyone was very tired of fighting but the Japanese would not give up so Truman decided to drop it. Even though we told Japan that if they did not surrender we would completely demolish some of their cities, they did not listen and they did not surrender. Maybe they did not think about what kind of weapons we would use because

President Truman thought that the atomic bomb was a military weapon weapon and it was meant to be used, i totally disagree with him because the atomic bomb is an extremely destructive weapon and it killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people. The atomic bomb maybe a way to end the war, but it’s the most destructive way and we should avoid it.