What would you do if you were faced with two impossible decisions? One decision left people dead. The other decision left other people dead. Neither choice looks good, and neither choice comes out pretty. This situation is exactly what President Truman faced in the use of Atomic Bombs in WWII. He was faced with perhaps the biggest choice any man has ever had to face. War is known for being messy, dirty, and downright horrid. War is never going to be a pretty picture, despite the glamorization movies sometimes like to portray. War is horrifically, and disgustingly ugly. There is no question about it. In WWII, America was at war with some of the most powerful countries in the world. The United states and its Allies against the Axis
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Without it, thousands of American lives would have been lost. However, the moral aspect of both attacks has been dividing historians for years. Some argue that the attacks and the use of the bombs were justified because it ended the war and because less American lives were shed. To counter these ideas, other historians would argue that it was immoral to use the bombs because of the massive amount of Japanese lives that were shed. All in all, no matter what side is chosen, it is important to take into account the positives that came about. The war would not have been ended as quickly if it weren’t for the bombs. Some people forget that the Japanese’ core beliefs center around their war strategies. Their mindset is different than the American way. They inherently believe that it would be better to die fighting than to surrender. The only way that the war would have ended was if something utterly drastic took place. The atomic bomb did more than that. It detrimentally wiped out a huge population of Japan. Moreover, the Japanese were tricked into believing the United states may use yet another atomic bomb, which they could not afford. Though the most brutal use of any weapon ever known to man, the atomic bomb helped end WWII and bring peace to nations
Without it, thousands of American lives would have been lost. However, the moral aspect of both attacks has been dividing historians for years. Some argue that the attacks and the use of the bombs were justified because it ended the war and because less American lives were shed. To counter these ideas, other historians would argue that it was immoral to use the bombs because of the massive amount of Japanese lives that were shed. All in all, no matter what side is chosen, it is important to take into account the positives that came about. The war would not have been ended as quickly if it weren’t for the bombs. Some people forget that the Japanese’ core beliefs center around their war strategies. Their mindset is different than the American way. They inherently believe that it would be better to die fighting than to surrender. The only way that the war would have ended was if something utterly drastic took place. The atomic bomb did more than that. It detrimentally wiped out a huge population of Japan. Moreover, the Japanese were tricked into believing the United states may use yet another atomic bomb, which they could not afford. Though the most brutal use of any weapon ever known to man, the atomic bomb helped end WWII and bring peace to nations