One reason the dropping of the atomic bomb was the right thing to do because it saved many more lives. It was estimated that millions of american soldiers lives’ were saved. If the bomb was not dropped then the United States would have lost millions of the young …show more content…
One reason someone might think we did the wrong thing by dropping the bomb on Japan is that it killed many innocent people, but if we didn’t many more Japanese and American lives could’ve been lost if the war continued. Dropping the bomb caused Japan to lose thousands of innocent lives that could have been prevented. Another reason is that it might not have been the reason that we won the war. We probably would’ve won the war anyway, by dropping the bomb we just won the war faster than we would have if we didn’t. Finally, America just assumed that people would go inside and hide, but they just watched it come down. People thought the bomb was something else so they rushed out to see it come down. In conclusion the government did the right thing dropping the bomb on Japan because it saved millions of Japanese and American lives.
In conclusion, the atomic bombing on Japan was necessary. It displayed America’s power to the rest of the world. It showed the world what America is made of, and what they can do. It also won America the war. Although it is said we could have won either way, it won America the war quicker, cheaper, and more efficient. Finally, it saved many American and Japanese lives. That alone seems like a good reason. So, would you rather save a thousand lives, or a