When the United States decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan their ultimate goal was to intimidate the soviet union. The relationship between the two countries was beginning to unravel. The U.S. decided that the only way to gain the respect from the soviet union was to display the amount of power they truly had. The war between Japan and the United States was a good way to showcase the power that they had. The bombing in Japan made it clear that the United States held all the power. Therefore
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to do to deal with Japan was a tough one. America made the right decision on dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. The atomic bomb was necessary in order to assure the war would end as soon as possible. On August 6th the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ on august 9th a second one was dropped on Nagasaki‚ and on August 10th Japan declared its intention to surrender. This is clear proof that atomic bomb was an effective way to end the war. Even if it did kill many people it might actually have
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One reason Truman made the right decision of dropping the bomb was because Japan was resistant to give up the fight. In all honesty‚ we tried. We sent them a warning but‚ according to Henry L. Stimson‚ Secretary of War “Suzuki rejected the Potsdam Ultimatum by announcing it was “unworthy of public notice”” (Stimson 49). The warning was used to warn Japan the consequences if they did not surrender. To our dismay‚ they rejected showing they were unwilling to stop fighting despite the warning we gave
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display of unimaginable power in the form of an atomic bomb being deployed by the United States on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Innocent citizens heard an imaginable thunder‚ that was nothing short of earth-shattering. The decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was not taken lightly. The Manhattan Project‚ a top-secret American scientific endeavor‚ worked tirelessly to develop a weapon of unprecedented power. The successful test of the first atomic bomb‚ codenamed "Trinity‚" on July 16‚ 1945‚ marked a
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After World War II brought many scientific achievements (most notable of which being the atomic bomb)‚ Americans were fascinated with science and the potential of the scientific community to solve the problems that were plaguing the country. The scientific community was promoting a “save the world” complex‚ and the American people believed in the power of science. In the 1940s‚ the scientific community came up with a solution to a big problem. Malaria was common throughout third world countries
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the Right to Drop the Atomic Bomb “On the morning of August 6‚ 1945‚ the American B-29 Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later another B-29‚ Bock’s Car‚ released one over Nagasaki. Both caused enormous casualties and physical destruction.” (Maddox 1). These disastrous events have weighted upon the American conscience ever since that day in history. Even though there are some people that disagree with the dropping of the atomic bomb‚ President Truman’s decision
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article “If the Atomic Bomb Had Not Been Used‚” Compton attempts to persuade readers that the atomic bombings were needed im to stop the war from causing further destruction. The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary in order to stop the war. Karl T. Compton builds his argument in hopes to appeal to the audience’s emotional standpoint or pathos. Compton’s use of pathos was evident on the first page third paragraph in which he wrote “ I believe‚ that the atomic bombs saved hundreds
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had been warned that Nazi Germany had embarked on a program to create an atomic weapon. Germany had surrendered months prior to the intelligence reports‚ however the war against Japan was still intense. After creating and testing the atomic bomb‚ it was the responsibility of the President of the United States to make the decision to either use or not use the destructive power that is the atomic bomb. Using the atomic bomb was the correct decision‚ given an assessment of the facts and tests leading
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then developed alternatives to end the war. These alternatives were to continue the conventional bombings‚ conduct a ground invasion‚ drop the atomic bomb‚ or conduct a demonstration of the atomic bomb to the Japanese (National Park Service‚ 2017). Once these alternatives were developed‚ the risks were analyzed. In the end‚ Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb. On the outside this may seem like a rational decision but the closer you look‚ the more you realize that this decision was skewed by bias‚
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weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ during the end of World War II. The two bombings‚ killed around 199‚000 people‚ and until today has been the only use use of nuclear weapons in battle. Why did the United States drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and what was the aftermath? After the war in Europe had concluded when Nazi Germany surrendered on May 8‚ 1945‚ and Hitler committed suicide. The Japanese‚ refused to accept the Allies demands for unconditional surrender
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