Surrender of Japan

took off with a package that marked a controversial day in history and the turning point in war. A large mushroom-shaped cloud appeared over Hiroshima, Japan at approximately 9:15 in the morning and began its destruction. This was the first atomic bomb to be dropped. Shortly after the two bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the surrender of Japan marked the ending of World War II. Although Harry Truman, American President, made a controversial decision that led to the start of the nuclear age,…

unnecessary, harsh, and had multiple negative consequences. Truman didn’t allow enough time to study the full effects of the bomb, and his risqué decision resulted in a horrific number of deaths, as well as long-lasting and unforeseen effects both for Japan as well as the rest of the world. Truman was attempting not to bring an end to conflict, but he did not consider that dropping the bomb might be dangerous for the long term security of our world. I simply believe that Truman's decision was…

It soon became clear that the only way for peace between America and Japan involved more military actions. Since no negotiations were making progress, Truman was left with a difficult decision to make. Truman had to decide was whether he should send troops from the US Army to invade the island of Japan, or to use the atomic bomb spoken about at the Potsdam Conference to end the conflict. If Truman had sent troops to the Japanese mainland a brutal war would rage, there would have been many…

Nagasaki remains controversial amongst the public. Traditionalists, also referred to as Orthodox historians, argue that the use of atomic bombs against Japan is justifiable on military grounds in order to prevent the costly invasion of the Japanese home islands. On the other hand, revisionists claim that the bombs were unnecessary in defeating Japan and were dropped in order to gain an advantage over the Soviet Union, their prolonged rival. Therefore, I support the revisionist claim which…

atomic bombs in World War II for President Harry S. Truman as there were advantages. When Harry Truman learned of the accomplishment of the Manhattan Project, he recognized he was faced with a choice of supreme gravity. The ability to end the war with Japan was in his hands, but it would include releasing the most dreadful weapon ever known. The dropping of the atomic bomb. Truman indicated that his decision to drop the bomb was chastely military. For Truman, the decision whether or not to use…

use the bombs because Japan didn’t want war to end. Author Robert J. Allison chairs the History Department at Suffolk University in Boston and he writes about American history comments “the Japanese may have been defeated but that doesn’t mean that they were ready to surrender. In samurai warrior culture that then defined Japan, surrender wasn’t an option” (Atomic Bomb: Why did President Harry S Truman Order the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki). In other words, Japan would fight to…

President Truman was faced with a tough decision, end the war quickly with less loss of American life or face an invasion of Japan that could have killed a million US troops. He took the route that to him seemed the best to take, end it quickly and save millions of American lives. Many believed that Japan would only surrender with a large show of force. There was a planned invasion of Japan called Operation Downfall that…

subversive, superficial and misleading. He wanted to prevent an invasion of Japan in order to save lives. Since theoretically the casualty count of the bombings would have be much fewer than the impending invasion. He also wanted to prevent Soviet involvement, as well as displaying to them the might of the puissant U.S. military. To me, it just comes down to the semantics of the final ultimatum from the Potsdam Conference. Japan just wanted to maintain the integrity of someone they viewed…

Bomb shortened the war and with it saved many lives on both the Allied side and the Japanese side, it also justified the expense it cost to make the bomb and prior to the bombing, the Japanese were given numerous chances to accept unconditional surrender. In short it is a justifiable act since it brought benefits with it’s actions that could not have been achieved through conventional terms. The Manhattan Project was the codename for the US led effort to develop and successfully use an Atomic…

The Moral Dilemma that Harry Truman Faced in Using Atomic Bomb on the Empire of Japan Introduction The ethicality of Truman’s decision to use atomic bombs on the Empire of Japan is questionable because there were alternative ways to end the war. The speed with which the second bombing occurred is also questionable, considering that it occurred only three days after the first bombing. Some analysts suggest that the emperor was not allowed ample time to analyze the impact of the atomic bomb.…