...Dropping of the Atomic Bomb When it comes down to President Harry Truman dropping the atomic bomb on Japan, it seems everyone has their own personal view or opinion on rather or not he made the right decision. I’m trying to imagine myself in Truman’s time period and the position that he had to take, and I wonder. What would I have done if I was in his shoes? What would I have done differently? Was President Harry Truman’s decision completely unnecessary? Oddly I would have to say I agree with his decision, and I will explain why. First, let me explain to you what led us to the most drastic decision in history. Responding to the drop in Pearl Harbor. “When you have to deal with a beast you have to treat him as a beast (Understanding the drop of atomic bomb, pg. 1). The US had been fighting a long and massive war since 1941. Four years to be exact, is a long time for any fight. Especially when there’s no sign of either of them giving up. This began to put pressure on both leaders from the American casualties and the Japanese attitudes to end the war quickly as possible. Although Germany had finally giving up and surrendered, the Japanese had not. They were going to fight until they couldn’t fight no more, and that’s what they did. The winning of this war was so crucial and meant so much to them. They were willing to kill themselves in explosive air planes in order to kill them. This is how serious this war was to them. Truman later had American air strikes leave millions of...
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...airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima and destroyed its usefulness to the enemy. That bomb had more power than 20,000 tons of TNT. It had more than two thousand times the blast power of the British "Grand Slam" which is the largest bomb ever yet used in the history of warfare.” This was vocalized by President Harry Truman in his famous speech where he declared the bombing on mainland Japan and, educated the American people of the capabilities their military had. Developed by a group of American scientists, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 10th 1945 respectively. These are the only two times that these bombs have ever been used to inflict damage on other countries but, physicists estimate that both bombs only used about 1/10th of 1% of their total capacity. From a moral standpoint, dropping the atomic bomb was the right thing to do because it ended up preventing millions of people from being killed by military warfare. Politically, it was also the right thing to do because it strategically helped end the war and, reminded the rest of the world of the supremacy of the United States as a Hegemon and militaristic power. If put in the position of President Truman, after careful analysis, I would choose to only drop one atomic bomb on Hiroshima. First, with the Japanese unwillingness to surrender, the United States was ready to commence with a top-secret mission titled Operation Downfall. This alternative to the nuclear bomb was the only other option...
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...On August 6th, the United States dropped an atomic bomb codenamed “Little Boy” on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. 3 days later, a second bomb codenamed “Fat Man” was dropped on Nagasaki. The US had a few reasons for dropping the bomb. They told US citizens that dropping the bomb was absolutely necessary to avoid huge US casualties. They were told there was only one other option, and that was to attack Japan directly, which would lead to said casualties. But there was one other option. The Soviet Union was planning to enter the war against Japan. The US wanted to quickly end the war before the Soviet Union could enter so that they could establish their dominance over them. The bomb was the quickest way to do this, and they wanted to test the...
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...Saying that the Japanese were fighting the war unjustly so we could do it too cannot justify. Some like Fussell would argue that the atomic bombs were dropped just to end the war. Thousands of people died in mere minutes and two cities were virtually wiped off the face of the earth. The bombs that wiped off whole families and buildings. Just saying that war was bad and unbearable is a feeble justification. Total destruction is not the only way to end a war. The United States asking for unconditional surrender also lead to the dropping of the bomb. This unconditional surrender would have required extraordinary measures, as it did, but couldn't the United States negotiated something else? Was there not something less than unconditional surrender?...
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...I’ve heard you ordered the use of the atomic bombs against Japan. After you’ve found out the Manhattan project had been successful, I know you had to make a decision to move forward with it or not. At first you and the Allies put out a demand for an immediate unconditional surrender, but Japan had refused. So since Japan had refused, you made a hard decision to drop the atomic bomb and put an end to the long four years of war with Japan. I understand why you strongly want to drop the bomb; however, for my sincere advice to you, I strongly suggest you don’t. Dropping to atomic bomb on Japan can lead to many disadvantages. For instance, when other countries realize that America had help this type of power, they will began the race to develop their own. Thousands of innocent Japanese people will die from the impact of this bomb and millions more will be affected by the residual radiation. Japan will be close to surrender anyways, and dropping the bomb will definitely insult in a major way. Most of all, it will forever create a great amount of animosity and anger between the two nations, that will exist for many years to come. Overall, the way you are using the atomic bomb is not justified because along with many others, we believe such...
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...The reason as to why the U.S. decided to drop the bomb was mainly to put an end to the war as soon and cheap as possible. It states that the war was almost won, but the reason why they decided to make the bomb was because Germany was going to create it, and they wanted to do it before they did, to prevent their own destruction. America voiced that the bomb was to “secure peace”. I do not believe they held the position to drop that bomb, for two big reasons: they remained selfish, and they didn’t think the decision fully through. The main reason for the bombing was to end the war fast and cheap, although this was the main reason, there are more reasons that explain why the bomb was used. Other reason include: trying to impress the Soviets (convincing...
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...massive power be so concentrated? There are many things that must be taken into account when making a decision of this magnitude and then later when reflecting on the action taken. Truman debated whether or not to drop the Atomic Bomb, and after the decision was made Americans began to question whether dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan was the “right” choice or not. Not too long before, there had been a debate within the United States on whether or not to enter the war. On December 7th, 1941, just before 8 o’clock am, the American naval base at Pearl Harbor was attacked by hundreds of Japanese fighter planes. The day after, FDR asked Congress to declare war, and the United States entered World War II (CITATION). This decision eventually leads to...
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...The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was destined to make history. Killing over 200,000 people, the bombs dropped in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki destroyed anything and everything around it. The destruction came, but the war was finally over. But was it worth it? Did Truman make the right decision in dropping these bombs on Japan? Truman was justified in dropping the bomb because it was strategically, morally, and politically correct. The bombing was definitely strategically correct. In the battle of Hiroshima, 100,000 lives were quickly lost within minutes. After Nagasaki, the total death count was over 200,000. This led the Japanese to surrender, and the war was over. The Japanese believe that surrendering is not an option; when you...
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...Dropping of the atomic bomb in Japan(WWII) America's use of the atomic bomb against Japan been justified? Was it used to end the war? It probably wasn't necessary, but without doubt , the atomic bomb was used to end the war and it saved American lives. but was it right to kill a hundred thousand of Japans? President Harry Truman had to options: One of them was to use the atomic bomb and end the war, and kill thousands of innocents. Or the second option which was a wage war in the air, land and sea approach and probably allowing another attack on the U.S and prolong the war. The utilitarian concerned solely with the American intrests would certainly agree with President Trumans decision to use the atomic bomb. It provided the best benefits to the number of Americans. Today's mankind should also agree with the American development and the use of the atomic bomb was the right choice, because it provided the best benefits for not only America but for the humans as well. The use of the atomic bomb prevented prolonged ware fare, and also prevented the future from using the atomic bomb.The presidents action of dropping the atomic bomb on Japan showed the world the consequences of nuclear ware fare and future envolvments of a future world war using atomic bombs, which would most likely result in total annihilation of humankind.The U.S cannot be blamed for the invention of nuclear weapons. The U.S developed the power first, and the development of the atomic bomb helped to develope...
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...Deepali Shinde Professor Kalra Academic Writing 101 19th September 2015. Was United Nations justified in dropping atomic bombs on Japan? World War II also known as The Second World War was a global war that was fought from 1939 to 1945 in Europe and Asia. The Second World War was debatably the most consequential period of the 20th century. World War II led to vital advancements in technology and set the base for post war social changes, that includes the end of colonialism by the Europeans, the civil rights movement in the United States., and the American Women’s Rights Movement in 1950s, in addition to the initiatives for research and exploration of outer space. The prime fighters were the Allied Nations that included Britain (leading combatant) and its Commonwealth nations, USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and America. The other combatants were the Axis nations that consisted of Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan and their allies. The war was won by the Allied forces. One significant consequence of the Second World War was the Cold War between the two superpowers of the world, that is, United States of America and the Soviet Union (USSR). Japan is an island country located in East Asia in the Pacific Ocean. Japan is a leading country when it comes to technological establishments but lacks natural resources, particularly in iron and oil. After the World War I the fascist governments increased their expenditure on military supplies and training. This...
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...Working smarter not harder is a quote that comes to mind when the topic of whether we should have dropped the atomic bomb on Japan comes up. In this essay I am going to give you my opinion about the event that occured during World War II. I believe that America was justified in dropping the atomic bomb. I will provide reasons to backup my opinion as such as by American soldier lives were saved, resources used were kept small and several more reasons. The first fact I’ll address is regarding all the men we saved by holding out and making the decision to drop the bombs. Instead of risking lives of hundreds of thousands American soldiers by having them fight on the front line this eliminated that need. By saving lives there were more families...
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...Was Truman justified in dropping the A bomb? “What Truman did was try to hold off dealing with the Russians until he was certain that the bomb was going to work” (article 2).That's saying right there that the Atomic Bomb was being used to scared Russian. He still wasn't justified to drop that bomb and kill millions of innocent people. The war was over in the ETO, however there were still problems and fighting over there. The PTO however was still fighting, but America was winning. The problem in the ETO was who was going to control England. France, Britain, and Germany have tried and fails, so it was the US or Russia's time to prove themselves. A compromise was made among the Big 3 that said the western part of Germany was going to be controlled by France, Britain, and the US. The eastern part was going to be controlled by Russia. A reason why the US was winning in the PTO was because of an old Japanese tradition of never surrendering (article 3), this tradition meant victory or honorable death. This was a mistake due to the fact that the people who were...
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...I’m the most active decorated soldier the U.S. has. I’ve been sent to The White House where President Truman will decide whether to drop the bomb or not. Along with Truman signing the document Marshall and Secretary of War Henry Stimson. They got the document a pproved and I got the orders that I had to drop the bomb along with eleven others. We were called the 509th Composite Group; the twelve of us were in charge of delivering and deploying the bomb. I spent next few months checking up on how far the bomb has come and keeping up with the war. It’s just a few days before we deploy the bomb from a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. I was informed about the damage that this bomb would do to Hiroshima. It would completely destroy and flatten everything...
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...side and then 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 unconditionally and the World War II ended (“The Decision to Drop the Bomb” 5-6). But was it a right decision of Harry S Truman to end the war with two atomic bombs? Becoming the president of the United States on April 12, 1945 upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S Truman faced with a decision of unprecedented gravity in his life: dropping the atomic bombs in Japan to end the World War II. It was just a matter of opinion whether his decision was right or wrong. But at the time the bombs were dropped, most Americans as wells as Allied forces accepted President Truman’s decision and agreed that the atomic bombs were necessary to end the war quickly before the disastrous invasion of the Japanese mainland could occur. But after that, many people started questioning about President Truman’s decision to order the dropping of the atomic bombs. They believed that dropping two atomic bombs to destroy two cities of Japan helped America generally and President Truman...
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...The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a controversial decision made by the United States during the war. The decision to drop the bomb was made by President Truman and was a turning point American history. Despite the many disagreeing with the dropping of the atomic bomb it was a military necessity to win the war. The dropping of the bombs was a necessity because of Japan`s terrain, the amount of American lives that would be lost and their refusal to the ultimatum. Japan`s mountainous terrain would be very difficult for the United States to attack. In order for the United States to even come close to winning the war they would need amphibious vehicles to travel land and sea. As well as needing to be able to attack from all sides since Japan is an island. This tactic will put the US army at an offensive disadvantage. Also the Americans lack of knowledge of the terrain would also put them in a dangerous position (Document C). Therefore...
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