World War II Essay Was America Justified In Dropping The Atomic Bomb On Japan 
May 8, 1945
, This was the date where war in Europe finally ceased as Nazi Germany signed their instrument of surrender, however the Pacific War continued to rage on, with the Japanese’s refusal to surrender. After Six months of the relentlessly, intense bombing of 67 other cities of Japan, it was still unable to disclose the end of the War. Then
August 6, 1945 - August 9, 1945,
Under order of U.S.
President Harry S. Truman, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, marking the only time nuclear weapons were used in warfare in all of U.S. history. It roughly killed about
129,000-246,000 or more people. Using a weapon of such untold destructive force, it made Japan finally announced its surrender to the Allies. Was America justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan?
I think that America was justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary for their surrender. America refused to modify it’s
“Unconditional surrender” prolonging the Japanese’s resistance in surrendering. The Japanese militants insisted on such lenient peace terms that there was no use in sending them to the U.S. Hirohito himself had to interrupt on two occasions to persuade them to abandon the conditions. It was farfetched to think that the militants would’ve had an agreement ready before the bombs were dropped. The bombings on the two cities assisted to make a conclusive agreement of surrender to end the war. Using such a destructive weapon, forced such devastation that left the emperor no choice but to surrender. Using a conventional bomb would’ve caused destruction, but not enough destruction to make them grasp that they should surrender to avoid total destruction.
If such nuclear power wasn’t used, death tolls would have risen and it might’ve been more worse than it would have if the weapon was used for the immediate ending of the war. If the war was
to continue raging on and the Japanese still refused to
, This was the date where war in Europe finally ceased as Nazi Germany signed their instrument of surrender, however the Pacific War continued to rage on, with the Japanese’s refusal to surrender. After Six months of the relentlessly, intense bombing of 67 other cities of Japan, it was still unable to disclose the end of the War. Then
August 6, 1945 - August 9, 1945,
Under order of U.S.
President Harry S. Truman, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, marking the only time nuclear weapons were used in warfare in all of U.S. history. It roughly killed about
129,000-246,000 or more people. Using a weapon of such untold destructive force, it made Japan finally announced its surrender to the Allies. Was America justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan?
I think that America was justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary for their surrender. America refused to modify it’s
“Unconditional surrender” prolonging the Japanese’s resistance in surrendering. The Japanese militants insisted on such lenient peace terms that there was no use in sending them to the U.S. Hirohito himself had to interrupt on two occasions to persuade them to abandon the conditions. It was farfetched to think that the militants would’ve had an agreement ready before the bombs were dropped. The bombings on the two cities assisted to make a conclusive agreement of surrender to end the war. Using such a destructive weapon, forced such devastation that left the emperor no choice but to surrender. Using a conventional bomb would’ve caused destruction, but not enough destruction to make them grasp that they should surrender to avoid total destruction.
If such nuclear power wasn’t used, death tolls would have risen and it might’ve been more worse than it would have if the weapon was used for the immediate ending of the war. If the war was
to continue raging on and the Japanese still refused to