After multiple ideas along with deep thought, Truman along with the chiefs decided the most efficient, least costly and less bloody approach would to be dropping the atomic bombs on the Japanese home land. The essay states “evidence points to the conclusion that he acted for the reason he said he did: to end a bloody war that would have become even bloodier had invasion proved necessary” pg 175 Readings in United States History. The writer’s purpose of this essay is to educate the readers about the difficulty of this decision. I believe the writer did a fine job explaining the whole process. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombing are two greatly important milestones in the United States history, and the essay “The Biggest Decision: Why We Had to Drop the Bomb,” by Robert James Maddox is a perfect essay to be read over and discussed in a class like this.
On August 9th, three days later, Japan still hadn’t said they surrendered and the USA dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing 50,000. The term justified in this context means the dropping of the bombs were reasonable and fair. Different views on the dropping of the atomic bombs exist because there are arguments for and against it. Someone’s interpretation and opinion is affected by factors like their age, country, family and peer’s views, and their own morals. I will be looking at two views: They are both justified, or that none are justified.
Since the propaganda became a no brainer to many Americans, Citizens immediately began to apply in the army. This event lead to a drastic turn in the war, as the Allied powers were losing the war. The U.S. began to win battles, the Allied powers began to gain the upper hand on Axis powers. After years of war, the U.S. finally avenged Japan by dropping the first atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan. Then dropping the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, leading to Japan's
LISTENING QUESTIONS Chapter 1: The Bomb 1. After whom was the plane carrying the bomb dropped on Hiroshima named? The pilot Colonel Tibbett’s mother, Enola Gay 2. What was the purpose of dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? Bomb will finally end a long and horrible war.
A weapon so powerful that it destroyed two whole cities completely and ended the war. This nuclear weapon is known as the atomic bomb. Although it ended the war, there is still one question that continues to lurk in the back of many peoples’ mind. Was the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified or could it be considered an act of terrorism? Due to the fact of being part Japanese myself, one might say that my view on this particular subject is a biased one.
The United State’s decision to drop atomic bombs on the cities of Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on August 6 and August 9, 1945, has been constantly debated. Some say it was necessary to end the war. President Harry S. Truman argued that the bomb was completely necessary to end the war. It was a speedy end to the war and it saved lives. It was argued that to wait for the Japanese to surrender would have cost many lives.
12-14-12 Hiroshima Book Essay On December 7th, 1941 the Japanese troops attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor located near Honolulu, Hawaii. As a result of the attack, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent a telegraph to the Japanese commander asking him to surrender. After waiting quite a while President Roosevelt ordered the atomic bomb to be dropped on Hiroshima and then on Nagasaki. He issued this order because the Japanese general hadn't surrendered to their threat. Upon the bombing of the two cities, the Japanese citizens that lived near the explosion had been through a devastating and horrifying experience.
Isabella Esposito Doctor Young H6SX 4/16/12 The Atomic Bomb: A True Necessity In 1945, President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan in an attempt to end World War II. It brought an almost immediate end to the war and hypothetically saved thousands of lives. Without the atomic bombs, the Japanese leaders might have dragged the war out, refusing to surrender. Moreover, the bombings could be seen as falling in line with the concept of “total war.” The decision by the United States to drop atomic bombs on Japan was justifiable based on three factors: the desire to save American and Japanese lives, to end World War II quickly, and to demonstrate the power of the US military. Harry Truman,
On august 6th 1945, America, on the official order and authorization of President Truman, dropped one of the two most disastrous bombs in human history. These bombs were no other than atomic bombs which were created under top secret conditions by a Jewish German, Doctor Robert Oppenheimer. The first bomb was dropped in Hiroshima but since the Japanese government refused to surrender, three days later Nagasaki was also bombed. Many people still talk about the justification of the bombing of Japan today. Many argue that the U.S. did it mainly because of revenge of Pearl Harbor which was also a tragic event in history.
Hiroshima “My God, what have we done?” a chilling comment made by Captain Robert Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay, just moments after the Atomic Bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. What began as a clear, beautiful day, instantly turned into a day of infamy for the Japanese people, and nearly sixty-eight years later, it remains one of the most important and controversial subjects of scholarly and popular debate. Due to the many immediate and invisible devastating after effects of the bomb, many historians, as well as ordinary people, continue to question the necessity and morality of the United States’ fateful decision to unleash the world’s deadliest weapon on thousands of innocent Japanese civilians. The high moral ground that the United States had so gloriously and painfully assumed in its conduct of the war through 1945 was diminished in the catastrophic bombing of Hiroshima. In less than ten seconds, Hiroshima disappeared under a thick, churning foam of flames and smoke.