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
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Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with newly developed‚ top secret atomic bombs. In the many years following this event‚ arguments have transpired as to whether this action was ethical‚ and whether it was really necessary to end World War II quickly. However‚ due to the wartime situation and Japan’s extreme cruelty‚ the United States were predominantly justified in their decision to drop the atomic bombs. Dropping the atomic bombs in Japan was a strategic method to finish the Second World War‚
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There were a series of events that lead to the decision to drop the first atomic bomb on Japan which included: Pearl Harbor‚ Battle of Midway‚ Iwo Jima‚ and Okinawa. The first event that led to the decision to bomb Japan was driven by retribution for the Japanese bomb on Pearl Harbor that killed thousands and destroyed the majority of military resources located in the area. The second event that led to Truman’s ruling was‚ the Battle of Midway‚ this battle signaled that without interference Emperor
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IA A. Plan of Investigation This investigation evaluates whether or not the dropping of the two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was necessary to make Japan surrender unconditionally. To assess the extent to which the deployment of nuclear weapons affected the Japanese decision to surrender unconditionally and if Japan was already prepared to do this prior to the use of the atomic bombs. The details and motivations of the United States to drop the bombs are explored as well as Japan’s
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taught in grade schools was that the United States dropped the atomic bomb to save American lives and end the war. President Truman and some advisors stated after the war‚ that somewhere between five hundred thousand to one million American lives would be loss with an invasion of the Japanese homeland (37). So‚ in an attempt to bring the War in the Pacific to an end they used the atomic bomb. They also justified the use of the atomic bomb by claiming using the bomb would save an untold number of
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Was the U.S justified in their Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb? Before WWII‚ the United States strongly supported the idea of Isolationism‚ meaning they did not want to be involved in wars. As the time passed the United States found them turning away from neutrality by providing armed weapons to other nations. When other countries could not afford to buy products‚ the U.S could not afford to lose business‚ so they came up with a Lend-Lease Act and Cash and Carry. Both selling and lending items
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On August 6‚ 1945‚ during World War II (1939-45)‚ an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb named the Enola Gay over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It is said to have dropped right over Shima Surgical Hospital some 70 yards southeast of the Industrial Promotional Hall (now known as the Atomic Bomb Dome). The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80‚000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Crewmembers of the
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before the atomic bombs were planned to be dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima‚ they were both on the list to be fire bombed. What’s the difference besides that one bomb is more deadly and new to the world? The cities would both be in ruins anyway. Some may even say that being hit by the atomic bomb was better than being hit by a fire bomb; the atomic bomb‚ when right underneath‚ vaporized people on spot‚ not a lot of pain; the fire bomb burns you to death. Also with this‚ the atomic bomb is new and
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The atomic bomb‚ a powerful weapon‚ launched an already weary world into a state of paranoia and political tension. This discovery‚ while spectacular in its own right‚ caused a need for new international laws. For safety reasons‚ a weapon of mass destruction cannot exist without regulations. Constant danger of instant death and nuclear explosions provoked more hostility than World War II itself. Without any defense against this cataclysmic force‚ the world was in desperate need for reassurance. The
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The film the Atomic Café Project is a film that covers the beginnings of the era of nuclear warfare‚ created from a broad range of archival film from the 1940s‚ 1950s and early 1960s. The Louvin Brothers’ 1952 classic‚ “Great Atomic Power‚” was recorded in the aftermath of the World War II bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I don’t think there would be any issue with showing this film to new employees. After watching the film‚ I think that everyone will grow their own opinion about the consequences
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