The civilians killed and injured by the atomic blasts at Hiroshima and Nagasaki weren’t soldiers. They were citizens, women and children. The US was more interested in a quick and devastating end to the war than to care for the millions of Japanese lives who were innocent. They had in their hands the weapon that was capable of bringing speed for the Japanese surrender, so they used it. Admiral William Leahy stated, “I was not taught to make wars in that fashion, and that wars cannot be won by destroying women and children.” (Document K: Critics of Trumans Decision to Use Atomic Weapons) He meant by this is we would of easily won without murdering people living in the cities because of their plan and go after the Japanese soldiers.…
The main idea of this article is simply telling a kind of behind the scenes story of Harry Truman. The article makes it a point for the reader to see the types of decisions he was making and what Truman felt about the decisions. The author also attempts to display Truman's true thoughts on events such as demobilizing the American army after World War 2. It is interesting to know a president and what he was capable of but it becomes more interesting when you know the presidents true feelings and the fact that in the beginning he really didn't even want to be president.…
Truman were written in 1955 presented in document 2. The memoir was about his participation in the war and his remembrance of the past event. Although, some may say he could have forgotten serious events, he was in the war so it was most likely a tragic moment. Majority of people do not forget a tragic moment in life that could destroy your future.…
When Harry Truman found out that Franklin Roosevelt passed away he reports that “Boys, if you ever pray, pray for me now. Truman didn’t want it to be president. Through Roosevelt war strategy and secrets Truman stepped in made the decisions that led the U.S. to war with Japan by dropping the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki that saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of U.S. soldiers and was the only way to end the war quickly. Harry Truman was born May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. Truman was the President of the United States for not 8 years after Franklin Roosevelt passed away. In World War I, he served in combat in France as an artillery officer in the National Guard. After the war, he moved back to Kansas City in which he owned…
On August 6th, 1945, the United States dropped the first ever Atomic weapon on Hiroshima, Japan. 140,000 people lost their lives, most of which were civilians. President Truman was in charge of this major decision, and he made the correct choice. The alternative solutions were much too costly for the United States, both in expenses and American casualties. Another reason Truman’s decision is justified was due to the declination of the fair ultimatum recieved by Japan. Also it was important to the well being of the world to keep the Soviets out of Japan. Dropping the Atomic Bomb was the most reliable and definite way to end the war.…
Harry Truman played a big role in history when he first became Americas 33rd President. Truman also took part in the Potsdam Conference in effort to discuss postwar for Germany. While trying to end the war Truman decided to bomb both Nagasaki and Hiroshima which led to Japan’s surrender. However, the actions shown by Truman led to the U.S Soviet relations to fall apart which then was the start of the Cold War. During the Cold War Truman made the policy of containment due to the spread of communism.…
President Truman was unlike most presidents in the sense that he was not elected to be president, but came into office after Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a stroke on April 12th, 1945. He told reporters that it was as if “The moon, the stars, and all the planets had all fallen on me.” But his concern was…
It’s a cold morning on November 29,1952 as I’m woken up by the radio announcing that President- Elect Truman was going to fly to Korea. I thought to myself he must have a death wish and is already becoming president. The Koreans despise the united states so much right now. I wondered what gave him that this crazy idea to fly and try to make peace with the Koreans. Then I started to remember when Eisenhower basically challenged him to come up with a different way to solve the problem.…
A President’s Role During the Second World War, about 350,000 Americans died compared to the 7 million Russians that were sacrificed. By focusing on the negative aspects of the atomic bomb dropping, one may overlook the fact that a president’s first priority is to protect and secure the welfare of his/her people and Truman did just that by dropping the bomb. Chief Executive Harry S. Truman fully knew that his decision to drop the atomic bomb would cause damage beyond imagination, but he had no other choice because the Japanese were reluctant and were highly unlikely to surrender. Even with the sea blockade enforced by the United States, the Japanese displayed little to no sign of giving up. President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic…
Mary Midgley starts her article, "People and Non-Persons" by discussing the trial of two individuals who, in 1977, set free two dolphins utilized for experimentation purposes by the University of Hawaii's Institute of Marine Biology. One of the men on trial, Kenneth Le Vasseur, explained that he released the dolphins because they were suffering from both mental and physical harm. The defense team attempted to use the “choice of evils defense” which allows an individual to choose to commit a crime to avoid a greater evil or crime against “another”. The judge ultimately rejected this defense strategy because he stated that a dolphin was not considered to be “another” (as in a human), but instead should be considered property.…
The United States and the Soviet Union were never in a completely stable relationship. World War II had both nations working together, but partly only because Germany was a common enemy of them both. Roosevelt did not agree with communism, but would work alongside Stalin in order to stop a bigger issue, the Nazis. By helping each other out, they became part of the Big Three along with Britain. However, even working together wouldn’t resolve the differences between the two nations. Tensions and suspicions between the United States and the Soviet Union grew partly during WWII because of Soviet disregard to Allied goals, and dramatically increased in the post-war world when the spread of communism seemed to be threatening the free world that Franklin D Roosevelt had envisioned.…
Truman and Stalin were two different leaders with two different ambitions and wants for their countries and time as leaders. The other reason for the Cold War being such a dispute was because of Truman's ignorance and greed. He more often than not went back on what he said and made exceptionally high demands.…
Aztec Indians: They were located in central Mexico and they spoke Nahuati language. In 1520-1521 Small pox hit, between 10% and 5o% of population was affected. The government was a system of tribute. They believed in human sacrifice.…
On August 6, 1945, President Truman decided that it was in the best interest of the United States to drop an atomic bomb on Japan. Many people would say that the decision that he made was unjustifiable and morally wrong, however; many of us think that it was justifiable. Having to face the biggest decision of his life, Truman thought that it was the only way to stop the war and keep innocent people from losing their lives. As the leader of the United States, Truman’s first priority was to protect the US citizens and make sure that they were safe. With the war going on with Japan, the United States, if we lost, was at risk of becoming a dictatorship. Truman was not going to let this happen.…
Harry Truman was the president of the United States of America. He became a president in April 12, 1945. He held the presidency until January 20, 1953. In August 11, 1945, President Truman wrote a letter to Samuel Cavert, who was a general secretary, and a member of the Federal Council of the churches of Christ in America, telling him that the president was greatly disturbed by the unwarranted attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor and also was disturbed by the use of Atomic bombs.…