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Investigate the reasons President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. Consider the culture at that time and the following questions as you write your paper:
- What were some of the arguments for and against the decision?
- How have historians differed on their interpretation of the decision?
- How might the culture of the U.S. have affected the decision to drop the bomb?
- What eventually influenced Truman’s decision?
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Truman’s decision on Atomic Bombs
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Truman’s decision on Atomic Bombs
Introduction
Historians assert that World War II was fought by millions of people, especially in
Central America, the Caribbean, Alaska, Greenland, Syria, Iraq, and other major countries. The
conflict in the Pacific saw Japan invade the Chinese province of Manchuria. The United States
and its allies criticized the Japanese aggression, although they shied away from any major
military and economic punishment (Gill, 2016). As the relationship between the two countries
worsened, the US placed an embargo on oil and scrap metal and froze Japanese assets in the
States. In 1914, Japan planned an attack on Pearl Harbor, bringing the US officially into World
War II. According to Giovannitti & Freed (2021), the Japanese were vicious fighters costing
Americans time, lives, and materials. When Harry Truman became president after the demise
of Roosevelt, he discovered that the Japanese engaged in the fight because of their emperor.
The latter thought that surrendering was not an option. Truman became aware of the Manhattan
Project to create an atomic bomb upon becoming president. He ordered his men to drop the
bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Gill, 2016). Policy analysts and historians, in the recent past,
have questioned why he decided to use the atomic bomb against the Japanese. Below is an
analysis of why he chose to do so.
Arguments for and against the Decision
Over the years, historians have argued why the president decided to use the atomic
bombs. Traditionalists say that the atomic bombs were necessary to save the Americans and
prevent invasions tha...
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