Would you have advised President Truman to drop the Atomic Bomb to end the war in Japan? Give at least three detailed reasons to support your answer
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I would have advised President Truman to drop the Atomic Bomb to end the war in Japan because..
1. The emperor of Japan, Emperor Hirohito even told the United States that they were not going to surrender. The emperor also mentioned the fact that although many thousands of Japenese soldiers died in battles like Okinawa and Iwo Jima, there were still a tremendous number of other Japanese soldiers ready to fight. It was just too much, and the war in the Pacific would never end if they continued because Japan would not surrendor and they had too many soldiers who were ready to fight.
2. The bomb would end the war faster. Not only would the war end quicker, it would save many American soldiers. Although Eisenhower said that he felt that the war would soon be over and that the United States could win the war with Japan on their own, without the bomb, the bomb would still end the war quicker and save more lives, because Japan wouldn't surrendor. The US would continue fighting Japan like they were.
3. After the bomb is dropped and Japan surrendors, then the Unites States could decide what to do with Japan. If the president didn't decide to drop the bomb, then the US may need more troops and back up from places like USSR, and if they won, the United States and the USSR would fight about what to do with Japan, to make it Communist, which the US wouldn't want, or to make it a democracy, which the USSR would not want. Dropping the bomb would mean that the United States won the war in the Pacific all by themselves and therefore can do what they want with Japan, and make it a democracy.
Thats why I would tell President Truman to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan although it is a tough decision. There are reason why to drop the Atomic Bomb and why not to drop the Atomic Bomb, but all in all I feel that dropping it would be a better decision.
If i had a say in which the bomb should have been dropped on Japan or not, i would have told President Truman that i was pro dropping the bomb. I would tell him to drop the bomb because if we, being the U.S., dropped the bomb we would have gotten what we wanted, land from Japan, which we could control and make democratic. With dropping the bomb, another reason would be that not only would we get to conform Japan to a democratic area, we could say that we defeated Japan without anyones help and the region we won in battle would not have to be shared with anyone. A third reason to drop the bomb would be that it would end the war, also with a good conclusion, which would be that Japan surrendered and we would have that victory under our belt. So if i had a say in what the decision was for either dropping the bomb or not, i would say drop the bomb!
I would not have advised President Truman to drop the atomic bomb. Many innocent civilans were killed. There were many long term causalities after the dropping of the atomic bomb, such as many different types of cancers. The dropping of the atomic bomb was dangerous because it gave the idea to many other countries to make atomic bombs.
I dont advise President Truman to drop the Atomic Bomb to end the war in Japan for many reasons 1. If we were to bomb Japan they would realize how technoligically advanced we are and they might want to challenge us on our homefront.This would make them become more technically advanced and wed be in competition with each other 2. We want to show them how peacefull and nice we are and how we can end a war without bombs and guns and soldiers dead. We can end a war with peace and morality. This could lead to a treaty where we become allies or well promise not to fight in the pacific again. 3.The fighting will only continue and the Japan will attack again like at pearl harbor in the future if we bomb them. This will happen because when we blamed Germany for WWI Hitler was back for a vengeance and this might happen with Japan if we continue the fighting. 4.If we bombed Japan with the nuclear bomb we would kill military officials but many innocent people who dont deserve death such as women and children.
As an advisor to President Truman, I would support the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japanese Industrial cities. There are many reasons to support my judgment, one being that armed forces would need to invade the Japanese mainland and it is estimated that a total over 300,000 American lives would be lost during the invasion. Also, it would the U.S. to win the war in the Pacific Theater on our own, preventing Soviet intervention in the post war affairs of Japan. A final reason behind my judgment to drop the atomic bomb is that Japanese military forces are entrenched in many Pacific island, and would take years to liberate the enemy occupied islands. This would have caused the war to drag on and would have cost millions of dollars in additional military spending.
I would have said not to drop the atomic bomb because... 1. many innocent lives would be taken for the sake of wining the war by ourselves. 2. if we drop the bomb everyone will see the technology and want it for themselvs and iff everyine has atomic bombs we could plunge the world into nuclear winter 3. the radiation from the bomb and many other factors will have on going effects to the people that are in range, deadly effects occur within about a 15 mile radius but between 15 to 30 miles the intense radiation will cook inner organs and cause long painful deaths and wipe out almost all of japan.
I would advise President Truman to drop the Atom Bomb on Japan for the following reasons
1.The Bomb will end the war between Japan and the U.S. Allowing the U.S to change Japan by themselves. If the USSR would have helped then Japan could have become communist. The U.S did not want this to happen.
2.Japan was not going to surrender without a fight. They had millions of soldiers willing to die for their country. The war could have lasted for years resulting in millions of dead soldiers and civilians.
3.Finally this war between Japan and the U.S would have cost millions of additional military spending's. The Economy of the U.S could have taken a heavy toll. The Americans would have been effected by this.
I would advise President Truman to drop the atomic bombs on Japan for the following reasons...
1. It would bring an end to the war and the U.S would be able to make all decisions regarding Japan's government and economy.
2. It would save many soldiers lives that are being put in risk everyday that the dropping of the bomb is prolonged.
3.The Japanese new style of warfare will keep bringing in new civilians as soldiers, something must be done because Emperor Hirohito said he will not surrender and these bombs might be the only way to win the war all by ourselves.
i think that he should not of bombeed japan because they are inacent people and they do not deserve to die. they chose to bomb for piece. but the only piece is the silence from all the dead civilians.
Although the bomb seemed to be the only way to end the war, I don't think it should have been dropped. It gave us a bad name as Americans as the first to use nuclear warfare (now people have theories that the world could possibly end by nuclear warfare). Also, by being the first county to use nuclear warfare we were opening a new can of worms, and other countries may take our lead. But on the other hand I think dropping it was a smart move on America's part. If the bomb hadn't been dropped then the Japanese would have never quit fighting due to their relentless nationalism.
I am for President Truman's decision on dropping the atomic bomb to end the war in Japan.
I am for it being dropped because
1. It ended the war much quicker than it would have took. We could have lost many more troops than we did and even though we could have beat them eventually, it wasn't worth the cost of it all.
2.Japan was not content with surrendering, they felt that they can survive severe beating and fight us off due to their large quantity of troops.
3. We wanted the win by ourselves because if we were to win with the Soviet Union, they would gain territories in Japan that would be changed to communist territories under Soviet Union control.
I would not have advised President Truman to drop the A-Bomb on Japan because: (1) Eisenhower said that the U.S. was capable of winning the war on our own. A very educated man who was extremely important in W.W.II. who knew a lot about military techniques and war advised against dropping the bomb. This man had far more experience than Truman and his advise should have been considered heavily. (2) The radioactive damage and other unforeseen devastating changes and horrific deaths are caused by the atomic bomb. Water supplies would be contaminated, and contaminated water could spread to other places around the world. Also, all the reactions from this will be extremely negative towards the U.S. and most likely seen as ruthless. (3) Use and initiation of a new weapon creates an arms race, and with such powerful weapons, a nuclear bomb scare can have devastating affects on many regions of the world. Atomic bombs will cause an extreme threat during war and a weapon too great for war.
I disagree with Chrissy. Thats because although Eisenhower told the president not to drop the bomb because we were winning on our own was not necesarily the case. The Japanese emperor openly said that they would not surrendor and that they had many more troops ready. Therefore if the Japanese wouldn't surrendor, why would the war end soon? So if you truly think about it, we werent neccisarily winning until after we dropped the bomb and Japan surrendered. Also, although the nuclear effects and damage of Japan and the people we devastating, we saved many more lives, both American and Japanese by droppingthe bomb so that the war wouldn't have to continue and have even more soldiers get killed.
I agree with what Randon said. I too believe that it gave the US a bad name for being the first country to use nuclear warfare. Dropping an atomic bomb gave many other countries ideas about nuclear warfare. There are better ways to end a war then an atomic bomb. At the time dropping the bomb seemed like the only way to end the war because of Japans unwillingness to surrender. I believe the Bomb could have been dropped on a less populated area without innocent civilians or an island off the cost of Japan as a threat to help scare them off and make them surrender.
This comment is in response to Sam. I strongly disagree about not dropping the atomic bomb on the cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The many so called "innocent civilians" would have been drafted into the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy and they would have been sent out to kill American troops. After the war while many parts of Japan were contaminated the U.S. poured in billions of dollars to rebuild and bring back Japan's economy and minimize the health hazards to civilians. Also at the time of the dropping of the atomic bomb, other countries were already working on their own nuclear bombs and missiles. (Germany was close to developing an atomic bomb and the U.S.S.R had already gotten the technology to make their own atomic bombs) The saving of American lives far outweighed the risk of killing innocent civilians and prolonging the war for years to come. Remember that the Japanese were fanatical and it took two bombs before they were convinced to surrender.
I am commenting on Chrissy's blog because i support what she is saying. Chrissy made good points and i also feel we as American citizens should win the war in Japan on our own without the help of a neulear weapon. we have come this far and should continue fighting. Yeah bloging
now that i thought about it recent convorsations have altered my understanding... i now can say that i agree with Alyssa because of her major points saying that we could control japan, make it democratic, we could say that we had no help from the U.S.S.R. and therefore would not have to share our winings with anyone, and also that it would end the war quicker and actually save lives, if the war continued instead of only the almost one million lives taken by the bomb, seeing as japan never would have surrendered, many many more lives would have been lost fighting the way we were.
i agree that the bomb had to be dropped in order for the U.S to win the war on their own. Even though FDR advised that the war was ours without the atomic bomb, we had to win before Russia could join and earn some winnings. The ability to dictate the type of government that Japan would have is a big motive that would help me advise President Truman to drop the Atomic Bomb.
In Response to Justin G, I think Japan knowing that the U.S has new more powerful technology will not influence Japan to attack. Mostly because after the U.S wins, the U.S helps Japan in every aspect. In other words there will be no reason why Japan would want to attack the U.S after helping them. If the U.S didn't drop the Atom Bomb then the war would have gone on and many Americans would have died in the process. Dropping the bomb helped save many American lives. Overall dropping the Atom Bomb allowed the U.S to make Japans government into a democracy, which was very important at the time. Without the bomb Japan could have become communist because if Russia helped they would have a say in what to do with Japan. It is worth the sacrifice.
I agree with Justin Fields on how we should drop the bomb. I agree with him because since we dropped the bomb, the war ended much more quicker, and it probably would have been dragged out for a much longer time and we would have lost many more troops. Even though we would have beat Japan (most likely), we would have sacarafised a lot of troops when we could just resolve to a quicker, more easy way, with out loosing mass amounts of troops. Also, like him and I both said, if we dropped the bomb we could say we defeated Japan alone and we can decide what we want with the land we won without any arguments or fighting whom gets what land and what they were going to do with it. So, on the arguments that Justin proclaimed, i agree completely on that dropping the bomb was the better thing to do during that situation.
In Response to what Alyssa said i disagree about what her reasons for dropping the bomb are. I believe that her method would lead to the death of million civilians who were just in the wrong place in the wrong time. I also think that theres more methods of ending wars then just violence and tragedy.I think if we sat down with Japan and had some form of an agreement about what land they can own they might be satisfied and we wont get invaded again. This may not heal all the emotional and heartbreak trauma thats been caused by Pearl Harbor but it might avoid a future event like this to occur if we appease them. In said treaty i think it would be wise if we can have some restitution paid for our damages in our land and in our hearts.Also our reputation and good name will be destroyed because we were the first country to use nuclear weapons which isnt viewed as a postive idea
i am responding to randon because she opened my eyes. she showed me by using nuclier arms the whole knows about nuclier warfare. so now future nuclear wares mite start.
wow this is really a hard decision for dear old president trumanator but if i was in his large swade shoes i would have dropped the weapon of mass destrusction for a few reasons. one reason would be that by the droppin of thea bomb japan would have tto surrender a cease all militeristic activities concerning the fight with the U.S. the secon reason would be thta eventhow the initial dropping of the bomb would have many fatalaties in the long run many american and japanese lives alike would be saved. finally this is the only way to single handedly defeat japan without the help of communist russia..im pat tucker and im in trumans shoes
wow fieldsyyyy boy is really a great thinker and his input on the idea of president truman is really fasinating and totally compliments my ideas. me and fieldsy really stress the iportance of saving of many american lives and japenese lives ...by droping the a bomb death certaintly occured but it was probably alot less then would of happened....a great man once said "life is a long field of dreams and the end of every life a new dream is drempt up" this is why the a bomb was indeed the right decision to end the war in teh pacific for both american families and japanese families.
In response to Chrissy: I believe that if we didn't drop the bomb then we would have lost many many more troops and the war would last even longer. Japan would probably still be in Manchuria and Korea and may have even taken over many more countries (this is sort of an exaggeration, someone else may step in and help us by then).
I disagree because: (1) The bomb was not the only way to end the war by ourselves, it was just faster. (2) Japanese were killed very quickly and they were growing weaker and weaker, and they would have been defeated either way. (3) Atomic bombs are also expensive, and they run the risk of nuclear weapon threats from all around the war. And finally, it would be a greater sense of pride among Americans if we fought and won without using such a risky weapon in such a difficult battle.
i agree with harrys idea to drop the atom bomb due to the erratic attack the japanese followed through on pearl harbor not only killing thousands of soldiers but also innocent women and children. another reason is that japan had many soldiers regardless of how mant died they were willing to fight to the abolishment of the japanese people also if harry didnt decide to drop the bomb and russian soldiers help with the victory over japan they would of liked to make the island communist along with their other controlled countries
I agree with what my fellow student Brandon Drexler said because me and him had the same thinking. Brandon has good reasoning for why it should have been dropped, it would end the war quicker, save bunch of troops and money, and USSR would not gain any parts of Japan.
I agree with what my really good friend Fields said....
He hit the spot with the reasons the bomb should of been dropped and he could not of said it better. Me and him had similar thinking. It would save troops and money, end the war quicker, and USSR gains nothing.
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I would have advised President Truman to drop the Atomic Bomb to end the war in Japan because..
1. The emperor of Japan, Emperor Hirohito even told the United States that they were not going to surrender. The emperor also mentioned the fact that although many thousands of Japenese soldiers died in battles like Okinawa and Iwo Jima, there were still a tremendous number of other Japanese soldiers ready to fight. It was just too much, and the war in the Pacific would never end if they continued because Japan would not surrendor and they had too many soldiers who were ready to fight.
2. The bomb would end the war faster. Not only would the war end quicker, it would save many American soldiers. Although Eisenhower said that he felt that the war would soon be over and that the United States could win the war with Japan on their own, without the bomb, the bomb would still end the war quicker and save more lives, because Japan wouldn't surrendor. The US would continue fighting Japan like they were.
3. After the bomb is dropped and Japan surrendors, then the Unites States could decide what to do with Japan. If the president didn't decide to drop the bomb, then the US may need more troops and back up from places like USSR, and if they won, the United States and the USSR would fight about what to do with Japan, to make it Communist, which the US wouldn't want, or to make it a democracy, which the USSR would not want. Dropping the bomb would mean that the United States won the war in the Pacific all by themselves and therefore can do what they want with Japan, and make it a democracy.
Thats why I would tell President Truman to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan although it is a tough decision. There are reason why to drop the Atomic Bomb and why not to drop the Atomic Bomb, but all in all I feel that dropping it would be a better decision.
If i had a say in which the bomb should have been dropped on Japan or not, i would have told President Truman that i was pro dropping the bomb. I would tell him to drop the bomb because if we, being the U.S., dropped the bomb we would have gotten what we wanted, land from Japan, which we could control and make democratic. With dropping the bomb, another reason would be that not only would we get to conform Japan to a democratic area, we could say that we defeated Japan without anyones help and the region we won in battle would not have to be shared with anyone. A third reason to drop the bomb would be that it would end the war, also with a good conclusion, which would be that Japan surrendered and we would have that victory under our belt. So if i had a say in what the decision was for either dropping the bomb or not, i would say drop the bomb!
No the bomb shouldn't be dropped because it will kill inoscent people, it will hav long term effects, and it will be the first neuclear weapon used.
I would not have advised President Truman to drop the atomic bomb. Many innocent civilans were killed. There were many long term causalities after the dropping of the atomic bomb, such as many different types of cancers. The dropping of the atomic bomb was dangerous because it gave the idea to many other countries to make atomic bombs.
I dont advise President Truman to drop the Atomic Bomb to end the war in Japan for many reasons
1. If we were to bomb Japan they would realize how technoligically advanced we are and they might want to challenge us on our homefront.This would make them become more technically advanced and wed be in competition with each other
2. We want to show them how peacefull and nice we are and how we can end a war without bombs and guns and soldiers dead. We can end a war with peace and morality. This could lead to a treaty where we become allies or well promise not to fight in the pacific again.
3.The fighting will only continue and the Japan will attack again like at pearl harbor in the future if we bomb them. This will happen because when we blamed Germany for WWI Hitler was back for a vengeance and this might happen with Japan if we continue the fighting.
4.If we bombed Japan with the nuclear bomb we would kill military officials but many innocent people who dont deserve death such as women and children.
As an advisor to President Truman, I would support the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japanese Industrial cities. There are many reasons to support my judgment, one being that armed forces would need to invade the Japanese mainland and it is estimated that a total over 300,000 American lives would be lost during the invasion.
Also, it would the U.S. to win the war in the Pacific Theater on our own, preventing Soviet intervention in the post war affairs of Japan.
A final reason behind my judgment to drop the atomic bomb is that Japanese military forces are entrenched in many Pacific island, and would take years to liberate the enemy occupied islands. This would have caused the war to drag on and would have cost millions of dollars in additional military spending.
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I would have said not to drop the atomic bomb because...
1. many innocent lives would be taken for the sake of wining the war by ourselves.
2. if we drop the bomb everyone will see the technology and want it for themselvs and iff everyine has atomic bombs we could plunge the world into nuclear winter
3. the radiation from the bomb and many other factors will have on going effects to the people that are in range, deadly effects occur within about a 15 mile radius but between 15 to 30 miles the intense radiation will cook inner organs and cause long painful deaths and wipe out almost all of japan.
I would advise President Truman to drop the Atom Bomb on Japan for the following reasons
1.The Bomb will end the war between Japan and the U.S. Allowing the U.S to change Japan by themselves. If the USSR would have helped then Japan could have become communist. The U.S did not want this to happen.
2.Japan was not going to surrender without a fight. They had millions of soldiers willing to die for their country. The war could have lasted for years resulting in millions of dead soldiers and civilians.
3.Finally this war between Japan and the U.S would have cost millions of additional military spending's. The Economy of the U.S could have taken a heavy toll. The Americans would have been effected by this.
I would advise President Truman to drop the atomic bombs on Japan for the following reasons...
1. It would bring an end to the war and the U.S would be able to make all decisions regarding Japan's government and economy.
2. It would save many soldiers lives that are being put in risk everyday that the dropping of the bomb is prolonged.
3.The Japanese new style of warfare will keep bringing in new civilians as soldiers, something must be done because Emperor Hirohito said he will not surrender and these bombs might be the only way to win the war all by ourselves.
i would not drop the bomb.
1. it would kill innocent people
2. it would have long term effects
3. it would create future nuclear wars
i think that he should not of bombeed japan because they are inacent people and they do not deserve to die. they chose to bomb for piece. but the only piece is the silence from all the dead civilians.
Although the bomb seemed to be the only way to end the war, I don't think it should have been dropped. It gave us a bad name as Americans as the first to use nuclear warfare (now people have theories that the world could possibly end by nuclear warfare). Also, by being the first county to use nuclear warfare we were opening a new can of worms, and other countries may take our lead.
But on the other hand I think dropping it was a smart move on America's part. If the bomb hadn't been dropped then the Japanese would have never quit fighting due to their relentless nationalism.
I am for President Truman's decision on dropping the atomic bomb to end the war in Japan.
I am for it being dropped because
1. It ended the war much quicker than it would have took. We could have lost many more troops than we did and even though we could have beat them eventually, it wasn't worth the cost of it all.
2.Japan was not content with surrendering, they felt that they can survive severe beating and fight us off due to their large quantity of troops.
3. We wanted the win by ourselves because if we were to win with the Soviet Union, they would gain territories in Japan that would be changed to communist territories under Soviet Union control.
I would not have advised President Truman to drop the A-Bomb on Japan because:
(1) Eisenhower said that the U.S. was capable of winning the war on our own. A very educated man who was extremely important in W.W.II. who knew a lot about military techniques and war advised against dropping the bomb. This man had far more experience than Truman and his advise should have been considered heavily.
(2) The radioactive damage and other unforeseen devastating changes and horrific deaths are caused by the atomic bomb. Water supplies would be contaminated, and contaminated water could spread to other places around the world. Also, all the reactions from this will be extremely negative towards the U.S. and most likely seen as ruthless.
(3) Use and initiation of a new weapon creates an arms race, and with such powerful weapons, a nuclear bomb scare can have devastating affects on many regions of the world. Atomic bombs will cause an extreme threat during war and a weapon too great for war.
Continue to win the war the way we have!!
I disagree with Chrissy.
Thats because although Eisenhower told the president not to drop the bomb because we were winning on our own was not necesarily the case. The Japanese emperor openly said that they would not surrendor and that they had many more troops ready. Therefore if the Japanese wouldn't surrendor, why would the war end soon? So if you truly think about it, we werent neccisarily winning until after we dropped the bomb and Japan surrendered. Also, although the nuclear effects and damage of Japan and the people we devastating, we saved many more lives, both American and Japanese by droppingthe bomb so that the war wouldn't have to continue and have even more soldiers get killed.
I agree with what Randon said. I too believe that it gave the US a bad name for being the first country to use nuclear warfare. Dropping an atomic bomb gave many other countries ideas about nuclear warfare. There are better ways to end a war then an atomic bomb. At the time dropping the bomb seemed like the only way to end the war because of Japans unwillingness to surrender. I believe the Bomb could have been dropped on a less populated area without innocent civilians or an island off the cost of Japan as a threat to help scare them off and make them surrender.
This comment is in response to Sam.
I strongly disagree about not dropping the atomic bomb on the cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The many so called "innocent civilians" would have been drafted into the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy and they would have been sent out to kill American troops. After the war while many parts of Japan were contaminated the U.S. poured in billions of dollars to rebuild and bring back Japan's economy and minimize the health hazards to civilians. Also at the time of the dropping of the atomic bomb, other countries were already working on their own nuclear bombs and missiles. (Germany was close to developing an atomic bomb and the U.S.S.R had already gotten the technology to make their own atomic bombs) The saving of American lives far outweighed the risk of killing innocent civilians and prolonging the war for years to come. Remember that the Japanese were fanatical and it took two bombs before they were convinced to surrender.
I am commenting on Chrissy's blog because i support what she is saying. Chrissy made good points and i also feel we as American citizens should win the war in Japan on our own without the help of a neulear weapon. we have come this far and should continue fighting. Yeah bloging
now that i thought about it recent convorsations have altered my understanding... i now can say that i agree with Alyssa because of her major points saying that we could control japan, make it democratic, we could say that we had no help from the U.S.S.R. and therefore would not have to share our winings with anyone, and also that it would end the war quicker and actually save lives, if the war continued instead of only the almost one million lives taken by the bomb, seeing as japan never would have surrendered, many many more lives would have been lost fighting the way we were.
in response to Alyssa,
i agree that the bomb had to be dropped in order for the U.S to win the war on their own. Even though FDR advised that the war was ours without the atomic bomb, we had to win before Russia could join and earn some winnings. The ability to dictate the type of government that Japan would have is a big motive that would help me advise President Truman to drop the Atomic Bomb.
In Response to Justin G, I think Japan knowing that the U.S has new more powerful technology will not influence Japan to attack. Mostly because after the U.S wins, the U.S helps Japan in every aspect. In other words there will be no reason why Japan would want to attack the U.S after helping them. If the U.S didn't drop the Atom Bomb then the war would have gone on and many Americans would have died in the process. Dropping the bomb helped save many American lives. Overall dropping the Atom Bomb allowed the U.S to make Japans government into a democracy, which was very important at the time. Without the bomb Japan could have become communist because if Russia helped they would have a say in what to do with Japan. It is worth the sacrifice.
I agree with Justin Fields on how we should drop the bomb. I agree with him because since we dropped the bomb, the war ended much more quicker, and it probably would have been dragged out for a much longer time and we would have lost many more troops. Even though we would have beat Japan (most likely), we would have sacarafised a lot of troops when we could just resolve to a quicker, more easy way, with out loosing mass amounts of troops. Also, like him and I both said, if we dropped the bomb we could say we defeated Japan alone and we can decide what we want with the land we won without any arguments or fighting whom gets what land and what they were going to do with it. So, on the arguments that Justin proclaimed, i agree completely on that dropping the bomb was the better thing to do during that situation.
In Response to what Alyssa said i disagree about what her reasons for dropping the bomb are. I believe that her method would lead to the death of million civilians who were just in the wrong place in the wrong time. I also think that theres more methods of ending wars then just violence and tragedy.I think if we sat down with Japan and had some form of an agreement about what land they can own they might be satisfied and we wont get invaded again. This may not heal all the emotional and heartbreak trauma thats been caused by Pearl Harbor but it might avoid a future event like this to occur if we appease them. In said treaty i think it would be wise if we can have some restitution paid for our damages in our land and in our hearts.Also our reputation and good name will be destroyed because we were the first country to use nuclear weapons which isnt viewed as a postive idea
i am responding to randon because she opened my eyes. she showed me by using nuclier arms the whole knows about nuclier warfare. so now future nuclear wares mite start.
wow this is really a hard decision for dear old president trumanator but if i was in his large swade shoes i would have dropped the weapon of mass destrusction for a few reasons.
one reason would be that by the droppin of thea bomb japan would have tto surrender a cease all militeristic activities concerning the fight with the U.S.
the secon reason would be thta eventhow the initial dropping of the bomb would have many fatalaties in the long run many american and japanese lives alike would be saved.
finally this is the only way to single handedly defeat japan without the help of communist russia..im pat tucker and im in trumans shoes
wow fieldsyyyy boy is really a great thinker and his input on the idea of president truman is really fasinating and totally compliments my ideas. me and fieldsy really stress the iportance of saving of many american lives and japenese lives ...by droping the a bomb death certaintly occured but it was probably alot less then would of happened....a great man once said "life is a long field of dreams and the end of every life a new dream is drempt up" this is why the a bomb was indeed the right decision to end the war in teh pacific for both american families and japanese families.
In response to Chrissy:
I believe that if we didn't drop the bomb then we would have lost many many more troops and the war would last even longer. Japan would probably still be in Manchuria and Korea and may have even taken over many more countries (this is sort of an exaggeration, someone else may step in and help us by then).
In response to what Bryan said....
I disagree because:
(1) The bomb was not the only way to end the war by ourselves, it was just faster.
(2) Japanese were killed very quickly and they were growing weaker and weaker, and they would have been defeated either way.
(3) Atomic bombs are also expensive, and they run the risk of nuclear weapon threats from all around the war.
And finally, it would be a greater sense of pride among Americans if we fought and won without using such a risky weapon in such a difficult battle.
i agree with harrys idea to drop the atom bomb due to the erratic attack the japanese followed through on pearl harbor not only killing thousands of soldiers but also innocent women and children.
another reason is that japan had many soldiers regardless of how mant died they were willing to fight to the abolishment of the japanese people also if harry didnt decide to drop the bomb and russian soldiers help with the victory over japan they would of liked to make the island communist along with their other controlled countries
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I agree with what my fellow student Brandon Drexler said because me and him had the same thinking. Brandon has good reasoning for why it should have been dropped, it would end the war quicker, save bunch of troops and money, and USSR would not gain any parts of Japan.
Well done Brandon.
I would have advised President Truman to drop the bomb because
1. it would end the war quicker, Japan had so many troops to give.
2. USSR would gain none of the winnings, leaving no communist areas.
3.It would save a bunch of lives and money.
I agree with what my really good friend Fields said....
He hit the spot with the reasons the bomb should of been dropped and he could not of said it better. Me and him had similar thinking. It would save troops and money, end the war quicker, and USSR gains nothing.
I wear a hat full of goldfish and i am really really cool.
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