and the entire world outraged. Dropping the atomic bomb is one of the most controversial events in history. Both sides of the argument hold valid reasons‚ and which side is correct becomes a very gray area. Before picking a side‚ knowing what happened is essential. The US made the decision to drop the first weaponized atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. World War II was coming to a stopping point‚ but which side would be the victor. The atomic race had begun‚ and America had to win; the
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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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Midterm Essay In the summer of 1945 the United States was entering the final stages of World War II. One could assume that ending the war quickly was a priority. President Truman was demanding “unconditional surrender” from Japan. In a statement he released on May 8th‚ he described unconditional surrender as “Our blows will not cease until the Japanese military and naval forces lay down their arms in unconditional surrender. Just what does the unconditional surrender of the armed forces mean
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Dropping the Atomic Bomb On August 6‚ 1945‚ President Harry S. Truman made the decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Then on August 9‚ 1945‚ Truman ordered a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki‚ Japan. These two decisions were based the war timeline‚ war casualties‚ the successful completion of atomic bomb testing‚ the war experience with Japan‚ and the political conditions related to potential Russian claims on Japan. The atomic bomb decision was primarily driven by the weariness of
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Both ‘’Hiroshima’’ and The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb’’ were interesting works to read because they discuss two different views upon World War II. However‚ both works correlate to each other because at the end their message is simple: war inevitably causes death. Upon reading these works‚ I thought to myself how World War II is taught in the simplest form during history class in middle school. I never had a professor who explicitly went into detail of the horrors of World War II‚ therefore taking
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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 peace negotiations with the United States and their progress prior to the U.S. choosing to use the
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Harry S. Truman 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
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president‚ 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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“I felt like the moon‚ the stars‚ and all the planets had fallen on me.” Harry S. Truman‚ our thirty-third president of the United States‚ spoke this on April 12‚ 1945. This was a significant day in which two major things happened; President Franklin D. Roosevelt died unexpectedly‚ and Harry S. Truman was sworn in as president. Henry L. Stimson‚ Roosevelt’s secretary of war‚ who later became Truman’s‚ reintroduced the proposal of the Manhattan Project and its person in charge‚ Major General Leslie
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The decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan was the correct decision for a number of reasons. It helped win the war in Japan and saved American lives‚ which is the United States government’s first priority in the war. The bomb also set an example to other nations of the war of the devastation that is caused by these types of weapons. The dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan was necessary for the United States to end the war in Japan and move resources to finish the war in Europe. The first
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