Was Truman Right to Drop the Atomic Bomb?
Title: Was Truman Right to Drop the Atomic Bomb?
Category: /History/War & Conflicts
Details: Words: 377 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Was Truman Right to Drop the Atomic Bomb?
Category: /History/War & Conflicts
Details: Words: 377 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
The dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945 was one of the most controversial decisions of the 20th century. It caused a great deal of hardship for many Japanese citizens and created some anti-American sentiment in the decades since. However, due to the prediction of a great number of American and Japanese casualties, Japanese stubbornness regarding surrender, and the immediacy of an end to the war, President Truman acted wisely in deciding to
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not out of the blue.
The United States and Harry S. Truman made the correct choice in dropping the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. They realized that it would save many American lives, and finally bring the Japanese to their knees. The Japanese did brought this explosive conclusion to the war upon themselves with their stubborn behavior throughout the U.S.'s island-hopping campaign in the Pacific and with their vicious attack on Pearl Harbor.