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    DBQ As World War II was coming to an end during 1945‚ the creation of one of the most destructive weapons known to humanity occurred within the United States. This weapon‚ known as “the atomic bomb‚” was used on the two Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ resulting in a death toll unprecedented by any military weapon used before and an immediate‚ unconditional surrender. Some historians believe President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb in order to intimidate the Soviet Union whereas

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    The United States suddenly attacked on December 7‚ 1941‚ the event known as “Pearl Harbor” by Japanese air pilots. However‚ this is not the boiling point and utmost decisive conflict by either side. This initiated conflict between these two countries became a gradually increasing statistic of death‚ and these Japanese soldiers would rather suicide than face dishonored by unnatural demise‚ U.S. forces had difficulty in terrain taking an expense on casualty figures. Although‚ President Roosevelt at

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    Was It Necessary to Drop the Atomic Bomb to End World War II? Research Essay “Now I am become Death‚ Destroyer of Worlds.” J. Robert Oppenheimer‚ quoting the Bhagavad Gita “You should do your weeping at Pearl Harbor.” Harry Truman On the eve of World War II‚ scientists in Germany succeeded in splitting the nucleus of a uranium atom‚ releasing a huge amount of energy. Albert Einstein wrote to President Franklin Roosevelt and warned him that Nazi Germany might be working to develop

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    Was The Use Of The Atomic Bomb Justifiable? "The use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender..." Admiral William D. Leahy (Alperovitz‚The Decision To Use The Atomic Bomb‚ date of publication unknown) There have been many issues involved with the use of the atomic bomb because of the high cost of lives‚ and that it was considered to be immoral and unethical. However it

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    9/25/13 Orange America’s Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan Was the use of the atomic bomb on Japan a good decision? In July 1945 the U.S. dropped the atom bomb on Japan saving hundreds of thousands of American lives. By dropping the atom bomb on Japan America was able to end WWII earlier saving lives on both sides. In WWII the US should have used the atomic bomb on Japan because it saved American lives and helped end the war earlier. The dropping of the atom bomb on Japan saved American

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    Did the USA need to drop bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? On the 6th of August 1945‚ the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima‚1ushering in the nuclear age. The bomb caused the deaths of over 100‚000 people‚2with the bulk of the destruction pertaining to innocent civilians. Three days later‚ the Americans repeated their action at Nagasaki. The aim of the US was not‚ however‚ to cause complete annihilation of the Japanese‚ but to seize the fierce nationalism within

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    Universität Kassel (University of Kassel in Germany) The U.S. and the decision to drop the bombs 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction.......................................................................................................1 2. Main position of the experts..............................................................................6 3. Conclusion.........................................................................................................8 4. Works cited

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    history 138w-38 | Why did Truman use the atomic bomb against Japan? What did his decision say about priorities of American foreign policy? | Truman decision and reasons behind deployment of the atomic bomb | | Min Yong Jung | 11/2/2010 | | Harry S. Truman‚ the 33rd President of the United States‚ deployed the atomic bomb on Japan to ensure the end of the Pacific War with minimal US casualties. Upon rejection of the Potsdam Declaration and calls for unconditional surrender by the Japanese

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    Harry S. Truman was a simple man from Missouri who‚ in his own words‚ stated “if ever there was a man forced to be President‚ I am that man” (Ferrell‚ 1980). During the 1944 election‚ the Democratic Party nominated Truman for the Vice Presidency against his wishes. His loyalty to the Party ran deep‚ however‚ so he humbly accepted and became Franklin Roosevelt’s running mate. It was no surprise when Roosevelt won his fourth term‚ but many people had never heard of Harry Truman. This was about to change

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    nuclear weapons were exploded upon the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Following these atomic bombings‚ Japan surrendered. But were the atomic bombings necessary to save Allied lives and end Japan’s threat to world peace while avoiding a deadly invasion of the Japanese mainland? The following account summarizes the events that led to Japan’s surrender in World War II and then considers other means of achieving Japan’s surrender. The second half of this article‚ which also includes the bibliography

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