How Did President Truman's Decision To Use The Atomic Bomb
Through the estimated casualties we could find that the people died in the land invasion were much higher than dropping atomic bombs in Japan. So, using the atomic bomb was the decision that had to do to save many lives.
Furthermore, the decision to use atomic bombs was desired to save not only American lives but also Japanese soldiers’ lives and civilians’ lives too because Japanese civilians intended to continue to fight if there was an invasion of homeland. If the U.S invasion happened and lasted many months or many years, there would be the millions of the deaths. Barnes explained, “The study done for Secretary of War Stimson predicted five to ten million Japanese fatalities” and “If the military had its way, we would have fought until all 80 million Japanese were …show more content…
Only the atomic bomb saved me” (Barnes). Clearly, using nuclear bombs was a decision that the U.S had to take.
Next, President Truman decided to use bomb on Japan because he wanted to prevent the expansion of the Red Army and it was a message being sent to the Soviet Union. According to American Horizons, “Truman feared that if the Red Army joined the war against Japan, it would support communist forces in China. Given this potential problem, Truman chose to use atomic bomb” (Schaller et al. 867). Actually, the U.S wanted to enter the war to stop the Soviet Union from taking Japan to have a pivotal moment and spread the communist influence throughout Asia. The communist party significantly increased in Greece, Czechoslovakia, and Italy from 1935-1945. This proved that “communism was a powerful force in the postcolonial world” (870). Furthermore, Soviets expanded its ambition. It
Furthermore, the decision to use atomic bombs was desired to save not only American lives but also Japanese soldiers’ lives and civilians’ lives too because Japanese civilians intended to continue to fight if there was an invasion of homeland. If the U.S invasion happened and lasted many months or many years, there would be the millions of the deaths. Barnes explained, “The study done for Secretary of War Stimson predicted five to ten million Japanese fatalities” and “If the military had its way, we would have fought until all 80 million Japanese were …show more content…
Only the atomic bomb saved me” (Barnes). Clearly, using nuclear bombs was a decision that the U.S had to take.
Next, President Truman decided to use bomb on Japan because he wanted to prevent the expansion of the Red Army and it was a message being sent to the Soviet Union. According to American Horizons, “Truman feared that if the Red Army joined the war against Japan, it would support communist forces in China. Given this potential problem, Truman chose to use atomic bomb” (Schaller et al. 867). Actually, the U.S wanted to enter the war to stop the Soviet Union from taking Japan to have a pivotal moment and spread the communist influence throughout Asia. The communist party significantly increased in Greece, Czechoslovakia, and Italy from 1935-1945. This proved that “communism was a powerful force in the postcolonial world” (870). Furthermore, Soviets expanded its ambition. It