Going To War Justifiable

President Harry Truman was brought into the role of leading the United States at an unfortunate time; during World War II. On December 7, 1945, Japan decided to drop a bomb on Pearl Harbor. The United States was not active in the war until the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. Even though the bombing of Hiroshima costed many Japanese lives, the decision made by President Truman to attack Hiroshima was reasonable. As soon as the Japanese assaulted the United States by bombing Pearl Harbor, it became justifiable to make an act of retribution.
There are a lot of instances where nations or leaders make the decision to go to war, but only some cases are justifiable. A nation can be justified in going to war for many reasons, such as territorial disputes and financial issues. Also, a war could be a continuation of a previous war. If there has already been tension between nations from past conflict, that could very well lead to a war. For instance, a cause of World War II was World War I. It is …show more content…
When two nations want money but there is miscommunication, the two nations could choose to go to war. It is justifiable for nations to go to war over money or any other type of economic because money and land are two things that can belong to a nation. When another nation interferes or does something that affects the land or money of a nation, then that is a problem. Every nation is entitled to what they own and should not have to sacrifice what they have for the sake of another nation.
Economic issues and territorial disputes are two causes of war but they are different from the cause that brought the United States into World War II. The United States reason for entering World War II is acceptable because of the effect Japan’s attack had on American soil. President Truman’s decision to drop the bomb on Japan is justifiable because of what Japan did to the United