after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s sudden death‚ Harry S. Truman presided over the end of WWII. When Truman learned of the success of the “Manhattan Project” he knew that he was faced with a decision of unparalleled gravity. He was well aware that the capacity to end the war with Japan was in his hands‚ however‚ he was also aware that it would involve unleashing the most terrible weapon the world had ever known. July 26‚ 1945 President Truman‚ United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill‚ and
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Should We Have Used the Atomic Bomb to Defeat the Japanese in WWII? Despite its destructive consequences‚ the American bombing of Hiroshima was necessary to put an end to the war in the Pacific. President Truman’s choice to release a nuclear weapon on Japan was the fastest solution to ending the United States’ involvement in the Second World War‚ making the decision the most time efficient way out. Hiroshima’s destruction was also‚ very possibly‚ the only way for the United States to win the war
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Harry S. Truman had to make some of the most difficult choices that any president has ever had to make. He was president from April 12‚ 1945 to January 20‚ 1953‚ he took over just before World War 2 ended‚ went through the Korean war‚ and went through part of the Cold war. When Truman took office Franklin D. Roosevelt died about three months after and close to the same time he had to make the choice of dropping the atomic bombs on Japan to end the war. Which to date are the only atomic bombs used in
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against Japan‚ President Roosevelt approved of the Manhattan Project which was the creation of the atomic bomb. The United States dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima on August 6‚ 1945 and on Nagasaki on August 9‚ 1945. After the bombs were dropped people throughout America argued on whether or not the United States should or should not have dropped the bomb. The United States should have used the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because the Japanese refused to surrender. The fighting style of the
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After World War II‚ the whole world was waiting to see what would happen next‚ especially when it came to the new weapon being developed‚ The Atomic Bomb. This uncertain time was called The Cold War. This war was very different than the common picture of a war‚ close range battle‚ with trench warfare and heavy fire. The Cold War was fought over great distances‚ and according to the New Oxford American Dictionary‚ the Cold War was “A state of political hostility between countries characterized by
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Enola Gay dropped its bomb on the city of Hiroshima‚ Japan‚ forever changing warfare. The intent of the bomb was to stop the current war‚ World War Ⅱ‚ from escalating further. However‚ this resulted in another war after the bombs were dropped. This war was called the Cold War‚ and the war was fought between the USSR and the United States. Both countries decided to build their nuclear armament and war was imminent. This ties back to The Codebreaker because the Puppet Master was using bombs and the
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is writing about the tragedy of the nuclear weapons that were recently dropped in Japan. Robert is attempting to make people aware of the tragedies of nuclear weapons and trying to get them to avoid using nuclear weapons ever again. A college professor taking a stroll in the mountains stated "I climbed Hikiyama Hill and looked down. I saw that Hiroshima had disappeared…” Only two days ago‚ the USA dropped two nuclear bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima‚ two major cities in Japan. These cities were
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codename for the creation of the atomic bomb‚ began. The project was to create a high functioning bomb which caused mass destruction. As WWII came to a close‚ with Japan and the United States the only remaining countries in combat‚ neither showed signs of surrendering. Something had to be done to end the war‚ so the United States dropped the atomic bomb. It was justifiable to drop the bomb because neither country showed signs of surrendering and the war would have to come to an end eventually. It
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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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What would happen if America did not release the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Would thousands more of our men’s lives would be lost to fighting this never ending war? President Truman made a decision and two atomic bombs were instructed to be released in Japan to have a more abrupt result in ending World War II. The atomic bombs were sponsored from a foundation named the "Manhattan Project." When the bombs were made‚ they were prepared to release it on Japan. In August 6‚ 1945‚ the B-29
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