Hiroshima Bombing
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In August of 1945 nuclear weapons were exploded upon the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Following the bombing of the cities the Japanese immediately surrendered to the Allied Nations. The cost of the war was devastating. Never has there been such destruction brought down by a simple blast of splitting atoms. Killing as many as 240,000 Japanese citizens, the dropping of the bombs became one of the most written about contemporary historical topics (Hiroshima & Nagasaki, 3).
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toward Japanese race and the urge to use the ultimate weapon contributed to the deaths of thousands of people. After surveying the damage in Hiroshima, President Truman should have more seriously considered his decision to drop the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. By changing his decision to drop the bomb on Nagasaki, most likely Truman would have been able to end the war and save thousands of civilian lives that were destroyed by the bomb.
toward Japanese race and the urge to use the ultimate weapon contributed to the deaths of thousands of people. After surveying the damage in Hiroshima, President Truman should have more seriously considered his decision to drop the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. By changing his decision to drop the bomb on Nagasaki, most likely Truman would have been able to end the war and save thousands of civilian lives that were destroyed by the bomb.