07.05 Dropping the Atomic Bomb Assessment - Class Discussion
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Write one paragraph about whether or not you believe President Truman made the right decisions in trying to end the war
in the Pacific with the Japanese. Was he justified in dropping the atomic bomb? Did he need to drop two? If you were
president would you have done the same thing? Explain.
Once you have submitted your thread you must make 5 replies on other people's threads. Write more than "I agree" or "
disagree". Your replies should be at least one sentence in length.
Your thread will be worth 25 points and your replies will be worth 5 points each.

Respuesta :

Answer:

It is quite controversial but I think he was in the right.

Explanation:

Let's say he didn't drop the atomic bomb. Instead of 225,000 Japanese dying, it would be 100,000 Americans and 200,000 Japanese because of the battles on the Japanese mainland. This is an estimate of course, it could be less, but the fighting would be drawn out and the troops would die of diseases and he wanted to end the war as soon as possible.

"There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare." - Sun Tzu, The Art of War