write an editorial on Harry S Truman’s decision to order the dropping of the atom bomb. HARRY S TRUMAN & THE DECISION TO ORDER THE DROPPING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB Boom! Boom! Seventy thousands Japanese citizens were perished instantly after the first atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Japanese still refused to surrender to Allied forces. On August 9, 1945, with the dropping of the second atomic bomb in Nagasaki, where eighty thousands people were vaporized, Japanese surrendered
It is true to say that the Japanese deserved to have two atomic bombs dropped on two industrial cities in the span of just around three days? Is it also true to say that is was alright for thousands of innocent Japanese lives to be sacrificed for the sake of showing the power of the United States to the then Soviet Union? Is the use of the atomic bomb something that can be justified even after it have killed and has a lasting effect on certain lands in Japan? This cannot be justified because of the
United States dropped the first ever atomic bomb on Japan, which effectively ended World War II. The dropping of this atomic bomb was a momentous event in history. The decision to drop the atomic bomb has been analyzed as to why it was necessary, how it impacted morality, and also a question that had arisen was: if the United States was in a situation to do it again, would they drop more atomic bombs? The governments reason as to why the bombs were dropped was that they were the swiftest way to
During the time period when Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office, it was during WWII. Japan attacked the U.S. on Dec. 7, 1941 and was known as Pearl Harbor. When that happened, Roosevelt did not hesitate to ask Congress to officially declare war on Japan. During the war, there was a proposal of an atomic bomb landing over Hiroshima and Nagasaki to finalize the war. To this day there is still controversy that if that atomic bomb was actually necessary to end the war, because of the number of innocent
On August 6th, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima without any precedent. The explosion viciously destroyed four square miles of the city and killed 90,000 and injured 40,000. (Weber, “Was Hiroshima Necessary?”) Three days later, a second atomic bomb stroked the city of Nagasaki which killed approximately 37,000 people and injured 43,000 (Weber, “Was Hiroshima Necessary?”). These actions of the United States still remain controversial today and the United
Truman’s decision to use atomic weapons has long been a controversial subject throughout the decades after he used it. Many scholars and people who surrounded the president at the time published memoirs and books about the decision to use the weapon. As years went, more works of writing and information were released which added more information to the vast knowledge we have of the decision to drop the bomb and of what the Japanese faced after the event took place. J. Samuel Walker wrote a book called
United States dropped the first ever atomic bomb on Japan, which effectively ended World War II. The dropping of this atomic bomb was a momentous event in history. The decision to drop the atomic bomb has been analyzed as to why it was necessary, how it impacted morality, and also a question that had arisen was: if the United States was in a situation to do it again, would they drop more atomic bombs? The governments reason as to why the bombs were dropped was that they were the swiftest way to
Bombing Japan After Japan dropped a bomb on the U.S. we dropped bombs on them, if we didn't it would be different. Why did we drop the bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,what would happen if we didn’t. Why did we drop the atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? First it is because they bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Second Japan wouldn’t sign an unconditional surrender the Pacific War continued.(atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) Third after the bombing of Hiroshima
To what extent was the nuclear bombing on Japan necessary to end World War II Eric Leiva-Ochoa History Internal Assessment Word Count: Table of Contents Section 1: Identification and evaluation of sources……………………………………...…….1 Section 2: Investigation………………………………………………………………….....……3 Section 3: Reflection…………...…………………………………………………………..…….6 Works Cited …………………………………………………………………………………......8 Section 1: Identification and Evaluation of Sources This investigation will explore
God for the Atomic Bomb In Paul Russell’s passage from Thank God for the Atomic Bomb, he describes how the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were fully necessary. Russell agrees with President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs because of the logical reasons. He gives examples that compare to the overall effect to America, and the positive things that happen to America such as the fact that the war would be over. I agree with Fussell’s opinion because the atomic bomb solved many