Explosive Decisions. The Use of the Atomic Bomb in World War II


Élaboration, 2014

10 Pages


Résumé ou Introduction

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are taught in the school books as a tremendous victory for the United States because of how they essentially stood up to the Japanese and finally were able to end the war. However today, some U.S. Citizens criticize the government for the bombings and share a belief that the United States was wrong for the bombings and that alternative options should have been taken in order to end the war.

And the empathetic stories of survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki only exacerbate the argument that what the U.S. Government did was a bit extreme. While one cannot turn back time and undo what the United States did, it can still be explored if there were indeed different opportunities for both Japan and the United States in order to at least prevent using the atomic bomb.

From the United States’ perspective there were many warnings sent to the Japanese urging them to surrender or face the consequences. However by using this secret weapon, the U.S. government had knowledge that the attack would bring about many casualties to not only Japanese military targets but also innocent civilians. This was an arduous decision indeed, but there is evidence (such as a letter from President Truman) that the U.S. had justifiable reasons for doing what they did.

From the Japanese perspective, the ones who were not militarily involved in the war will say otherwise. This leaves current students who are interested in the study of World War II and historians wondering if the decision made was the correct way to go or if there was another way to end the war without having to produce so many casualties.

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Titre
Explosive Decisions. The Use of the Atomic Bomb in World War II
Université
Stephen F. Austin State University
Auteur
Année
2014
Pages
10
N° de catalogue
V320791
ISBN (ebook)
9783668208476
ISBN (Livre)
9783668208483
Taille d'un fichier
1044 KB
Langue
allemand
Annotations
I wrote this paper 3 years ago for a class I took on Chinese and Japanese History and submitted it recently for a World Wars Conference at University of Houston-Downtown. Personally, I have grown as a writer and am disappointed with this essay as I could have done a lot better, but it got me admitted into a professional conference and I had a great time researching for this assignment as well as writing it that I decided to share it with my readers. Please enjoy.
Mots clés
Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Harry Truman, World War 2, Atomic Bomb, Ethics, Research Paper
Citation du texte
Ahmed Sharma (Auteur), 2014, Explosive Decisions. The Use of the Atomic Bomb in World War II, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/320791

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