Surrender of Japan

President Truman and the United States Government had many alternatives to dropping the atomic on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in 1945. The United States could take part in a land invasion of Japan in order to fight surrender out of them. Waiting for Russia to break their Japanese neutrality act and attack Japan was also a very viable option presented to Truman while he was deliberating dropping the atomic bombs. Unfortunately, there were very good reasons why both of these options were…

In the 1940 's, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan ending World War Two. The bombs speedily ended the war with Japan, but not without consequences. Since conquering Japan by land took a lot of resources and manpower, it resulted in many American lives unnecessarily lost. Eager to end the war, President Harry S. Truman decided that the atomic bombs must be dropped on Japan. While it was necessary to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, dropping another atomic bomb three days later…

morality of the bombs, and effect on the Japanese decision to surrender, this essay will discuss whether the Japanese had enough time to initiate a surrender in between the atomic bombings. In Japan, there are six major leaders which are required to come to a unanimous decision to bring about surrender. At the time of the bombing of Hiroshima, the major leaders were split on deciding to surrendering, political leaders believing that Japan could not possibly continue to fight the war, military…

Hiroshima and Nagasaki were two of them. It was so catastrophic that the people of Japan will never forget it. On August 6th, 1945 the United States of America used an enormous atomic bombing attack on Hiroshima. The attack destroyed the city of Hiroshima, and thousands of Japanese people were killed in this terrible event. Shortly after the Hiroshima attack on August 9th, the United States of America made another…

As the Second World War was nearing an end, with the surrender of Nazi Germany on May 8, 1945, the United States planned to defeat Japan for the last time. With that, the United States decided to employ the atomic bomb, resulting in millions of lives lost. While the United States had definite reasons for using the bomb on Japan, it had some of its detractors after the end of the war. These reasons included Japan’s perseverance not to surrender, a solution to end the war quickly while having as…

with Hiroshima, Japan; and from that moment, history was forever changed. Perhaps, I am injudicious, but in my opinion, such extreme measures during a lengthy, ongoing war was not most rational…

that the dropping of the bomb saved many American lives and also saved many Japanese lives. If the bombs were not dropped on Japan, there would have to be an attack on the Japanese mainland resulting in huge amounts of casualties on both sides. Taking Iwo Jima and Okinawa proved to be a very difficult task for the American soldiers, and they knew that taking the mainland of Japan would be a nightmare. President Truman also knew this and did not want more of his soldiers to be killed. Dropping…

had negative influences on Japan however America was trying to defend their country as it has been stated that Japan most likely would not have surrendered. Though, the Japanese did suffer with casualties of their civilians and soldiers. The Americans had reasons to drop the atomic bomb. As stated previously the Americans were worried about their life and wanted to end the World War 2 by dropping the bomb. They did this so that the Japanese would be forced to surrender, as it was unlikely for…

China and other countries, as well as against Allied prisoner-of-war; a way of retribution for Japans history of barbarianism and inhumane military acts. These actions brought much fury amongst American and certainly played a role in the decision to drop the bomb. Dropping the bomb presented a dramatic way to bring closure to anger, resentment and bitter memories. Following Hiroshima, Truman stated, “they (Japan) have been repaid many fold” . With public feeling high against the Japanese,…

destruction of Hiroshima, Japan. Just one day earlier, his responsibilities required him to make a world altering decision. As commander in chief of the U.S. Military, he had to choose whether or not to unleash the raw power of America’s newly developed atomic technology on Japan. Because they refused to surrender, Japan tasted that raw power not once, but twice. Three days after American B-29 Bomber planes wreaked havoc on Hiroshima, they flew a new route over Nagasaki, Japan in hopes of ending…