August 6, 1945, the dropping of the atomic bomb is still one of the most controversial debates still going on today. So, after putting a few ideas together and selecting a topic about what the role the Military had, or if they had any say in dropping the atomic bomb for my project. The query that I am interested in is during the summer of 1945, to what extent do some of today scholars’ interpretations of the documents /memoirs; suggest that the atomic bomb was a brilliant military move to end the war or was it an excuse to impress the Soviets?
To begin with the secondary sources that will be most relevant to this project would be recent articles, debates, polls, surveys, and even articles about the events that led up to the decision to drop the bomb. These types of sources will help me review the variations in the interpretation of American scholars today, and the Japanese’s perspective in order to compare them with some of the primary sources and even some of the secondary sources written around the time of the bombing. Some of the secondary …show more content…
First, all the background information, interviews, meeting notes will aid in my research to get a better understanding to why and how the decision was attained to drop the atomic bomb. However, it is equally important to understand the historical content, political, social and economic trends that follow after and important event, because it will help to understand how things changed and how they will influence our decisions in the future. For example, the Red Scare did have a major impact on the effects on the society and the U.S government, which raised concerns about the communists. Thus, it does raise questions for my research whether or not the true reason around dropping the bomb was to end the war with Japan or, to impress the Soviets that the United States was
To begin with the secondary sources that will be most relevant to this project would be recent articles, debates, polls, surveys, and even articles about the events that led up to the decision to drop the bomb. These types of sources will help me review the variations in the interpretation of American scholars today, and the Japanese’s perspective in order to compare them with some of the primary sources and even some of the secondary sources written around the time of the bombing. Some of the secondary …show more content…
First, all the background information, interviews, meeting notes will aid in my research to get a better understanding to why and how the decision was attained to drop the atomic bomb. However, it is equally important to understand the historical content, political, social and economic trends that follow after and important event, because it will help to understand how things changed and how they will influence our decisions in the future. For example, the Red Scare did have a major impact on the effects on the society and the U.S government, which raised concerns about the communists. Thus, it does raise questions for my research whether or not the true reason around dropping the bomb was to end the war with Japan or, to impress the Soviets that the United States was