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“Was it Necessary to Drop the Atomic Bomb to End World War II?” The United States of America was and still is one of the biggest countries in the world when it comes to power and demand. Developing such a weapon as the Atomic bomb that can scare and destroy anyone and anything, was in United States favor. But was it really necessary to use a weapon this powerful and dangerous? Yes, I think so. This essay is about my and the two professors Robert James Maddox and Tsuyoshi Hasegawa point of…

the dropping of the atomic bomb, there were many great leaders and famous people like Franklin D. Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, President Truman, who participated in many events and meetings. These significant events led up to the day that the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945 (Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, n.d.). Einstein was the person that informed President Roosevelt in 1939 that he felt that the Germans were really close to producing an atomic bomb. A few years later in 1942…

In August 1945 two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan; Hiroshima and Nagasaki.The atomic bomb leaded to Japan surrendering, or did it? The Cold War began between the USA and the USSR (Russia) for the duration of 1945-1991. David McReynolds perspective is that the bomb was dropped to start a war (The Cold War) with USSR. President Harry S Truman perspective is that the bomb was dropped to end World War 2, so he could bring his troops home. _____ President Harry S Truman was the President of the…

most controversial decisions in all of history. The nod to drop the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, then subsequently to drop the second atomic bomb over Nagasaki is a contentious subject that has been observed and referred to well into today’s 21st century. In my historiographical essay I will chronologically examine secondary sources and interpret how views on the event have changed over time. The atomic bomb event, while drenching the flames of a struggle in the Pacific and ending the…

"How will the world use its nuclear capability?" (“The Decision to Drop the Bomb”) is a conflicting question that the world does not know the exact answer to. The American people never imagined the strength and lasting effects of the nuclear bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Most American citizens believe that bombing Japan was the only option at the time. While arguments against and for the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki are substantial and noteworthy, the appalling effects were…

“Was America Justified In Their Usage Of The Atomic Bomb On The Two Cities Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki?” “ When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and you argue about what to do about it only after you have had your technical success. That is the way it was with the atomic bomb.”- J Robert Oppenheimer. In August of 1945, President Harry S. Truman made the decision to drop the atomic bomb over the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. This…

While the bomb dropping on Japan was commonly advocated as a military measure to force Japan to surrender unconditionally, the state of Japan before this event and the presence of the USSR leads to the belief of a calculated diplomatic measure stopping the USSR from influencing Japan. After the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, the United States were forced to enter the war, starting to send troops to Japan to keep it in check while Germany was on the brink of defeat. After V-E day marking…

Truman had at the time I would have still dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. We had been bombing Japanese cities as early in the war as 1942. In 1945 we firebombed Tokyo killing more 80,000 people. In response to this Truman remarked, “Despite their heavy losses at Okinawa and the firebombing of Tokyo, the Japanese refused to surrender. The saturation bombing of Japan took much fiercer tolls and wrought far and away more havoc than the atomic bomb. Far and away. The firebombing of Tokyo was one…

deployed a B-29 bomber that dropped an atomic bomb. The bomb dealt catastrophic results, as it detonated in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion was devastating, as it managed to wipe out a large majority of the city’s population. The amount of people pronounced dead was estimated at around 80,000. The rest of the population would die later on due to radiation exposure. The American military felt it was necessary to drop a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki. They felt this was…

The impact of the Atomic bomb in World War 2 affected both Japan and the global community. In 1945 the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and later another dropped on Nagasaki. Japan then surrendered in defeat. The impact it left on Japan did not only affect the people in that expanse but it affected the global community. Months before the atomic bomb caused Japan to surrender, Germany had surrendered to its allies a week after the death of Adolf Hitler. Japan was one of the last to…