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    Truman and the Atomic Bomb On August 6th‚ 1945‚ the atomic bomb‚ named “Little Boy”‚ was dropped over Hiroshima‚ Japan. There were reasons for this act against Japan‚ one of which having to do with Russia. These included strategic‚ moral‚ and political reasons that would benefit the US in the war and ultimately help them win. The US also wanted this to end World War 2. As we look back on this historical event‚ many would argue if dropping the atomic bomb was the right choice. Strategically and politically

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    The End of World War II The United States Decision to drop the Atomic bomb has been a controversial topic since the day the first bomb was dropped August 6‚ 1945. President Harry Truman made the ultimate decision to use the atomic bomb‚ to him it was a clear decision that this would end the war with America’s most hated enemy: Japan (Nathan‚ 2012). There had been thousandths of bloody deaths up to-this-point in the war‚ Japan was destroyed‚ they had just about nothing‚ their country was in starvation

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    The dropping of the atomic bomb was possibly the most debated topic undertaken by Harry Truman and the United States government in 1945. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan‚ fighting in the Pacific reached terrifying levels as Allied forces systematically destroyed Japan. Despite how potent these forces were‚ the cost of human life was sickeningly high. This “problem” had a controversial solution- the atomic bomb. Upon becoming president‚ Truman had the final decision pertaining to the dropping

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    Civilians The former president‚ Harry Truman had to make one of the most crucial decisions of his life. On August 6‚ 1945 during World War II‚ he decided to drop the atomic bomb on two cities in Japan. The first bomb that dropped on Hiroshima was nicknamed “Little Boy”. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the Hiroshima and immediately killed an estimation of 80‚000 people; thousands more people would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later‚ a second bomb dropped another on the city of Nagasaki

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    debate of right and wrong. Throughout the ages war had been everlasting battles fought and battles lost. Lives are sacrificed for the cause of men. One of the most well known wars of all time World War II was a constant struggle for world power. On one side of the world the Germans fighting in the east and the Japanese in the west. The end of the war was brought on by new technology and the decision to change the world. People ask if it was necessary to drop the bombs on Japan. Truman made a decision

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    surrounding the United States’ decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. What motives were behind this action‚ and what arguments have been made against it? “I wonder if I can ever have children in the future.” - Words written from a young girl exposed to radiation from the A-bomb – Nagasaki. Hiroki Sato and Kentaro Okada. (-). A-Bomb Radiation Sickness‚ 14 May 2013 <http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/13/national/a-bomb-survivor /#.UZIEcfBArIU.>

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    of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The dropping of the bombs saved over a million American lives‚ introduced America as a world power‚ and‚ if not most importantly‚ was the first steps into the Cold War. If the bombs had not been dropped‚ many American lives would have been lost‚ and the war could have dragged on for many more years. If “Operation Downfall”‚ the massive land invasion of Japan had occurred‚ the US predicted they would lose a million men in the process. President Truman decided

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    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 Japanese lives.

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    Through the estimated casualties we could find that the people died in the land invasion were much higher than dropping atomic bombs in Japan. So‚ using the atomic bomb was the decision that had to do to save many lives. Furthermore‚ the decision to use atomic bombs was desired to save not only American lives but also Japanese soldiers’ lives and civilians’ lives too because Japanese civilians intended to continue to fight if there was an invasion of homeland. If the U.S invasion happened and lasted

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    My topic is the atomic bomb. Two questions I have are one‚ why did the atomic bomb happen? Two‚ how did the atomic bomb change the world? The sub-topics introduce the Manhattan project. Japan refused to surrender‚ why the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? The atomic bomb was first used in warfare at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in august 1945‚ and the bomb played a key role in ending World War II. The Atomic bomb created the Manhattan project. The Manhattan

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