Harry S. Truman's Role In History

Harry S. Truman played a major role in history. He took reign as President after Franklin D. Roosevelt passed. The U.S was in a World War and a crucial decision was to be made by President Truman, one that could change history. To bomb or not to bomb. During this momentous time in the war, I believe President Truman did indeed do the right thing by bombing Japan. The war was nearing an end as many countries were losing soldiers as well as supplies left and right. However, the fighting would not have ceased if it were not for the bombing that brought a sense of peace in America. No country wanted the pathetic duty to surrender to their enemies. The bomb allowed the war to be stopped sooner, which saved many lives not only in America but other countries as well. The war lasted
“We have used it against those who attacked us without warning...against those who have starved, and beaten and executed American prisoners…” A good point, made by Truman, in stating that, Japan performed a surprise attack on the US. That tactic killed many innocent soldiers and even some civilians; therefore, we retaliated with a way to shorten this tragedy. Not only was the U.S trying to stop the war, and find peace among the countries, President Truman knew that other countries were discovering the atomic bomb. He knew that those countries would not use the bomb lightly, and take over many countries with its power. So what can be seen, is that the U.S was protecting the nations so disaster did not occur if the wrong people got their hands on the atomic bomb. I believe that President Truman did what he had to do in order to stop the war and keep the atomic bomb in the hands of trustworthy governments, such as, the United State’s. Under critical conditions, President Truman made a lasting effect on the world by stopping World War II and saving the lives of