Cody Wright`

History 1700
07/19/2016

Unit 6 Opinion Paper-Dropping the Bomb

After researching the information given to us on the events of dropping the

atomic bombs on the Japanese people and deciding on whether I am for or not for
the dropping of the bombs. To be honest I did not know much of the bombings or
what came into play as far as the exact possible outcomes or ways of resolving the
war with Japan.
Some of the things that I instantly thought of in my head to help support the
bombings over Japan with atomic forces were in the event where Japan officially
blindsided the United States of America in the War Pearl Harbor. In Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter pilots raided the islands of Hawaii where naval bases including
destroyers, submarines, and Carriers of the US navy were what you could say
docked or in port at this location where they were gathered for the possibility of
tasked to a mission of war justified by the current events of Cold War and World
Wars going on.
Looking in the reasons supporting why you do go through with dropping the
Atomic bombs on Japan is what would be the outcome by doing this against Japan.
Pearl Harbor is a very justifiable way of support where the Japanese successfully
destroyed the majority of the naval ships ported in Pearl Harbor and killing many
Americans in this raid. Another Japan was not willing to compromise on anything

between governments in the discussion of resolution with Japan and the United
States.
I think one of the ideal or most important reasons why to drop the bomb is
with an atomic bomb if it were possible to reach you could target the military power
Areas of Japan where they are being supplied or their root power where their
greatest threat to get back in the war Against the United States and eliminate it.
This would end the war with them.
This brings up the discussion of other precautious routes of resolution that
can be taken against the Japanese; some being the devastating impact of loss of
lives and destruction of their country and daily living would be lethal to them.
In thoughts of winning the war you want to have a good strategy and plans to
be in place in case things were to go wrong. If I were to think as the president of the
United States and the years at War with Japan and the threat of World War and
observing the options of resolution my first thought is the safety of your own
country and the people lives that are living inside of it. Where Japan raided Pearl
Harbor which was detrimental to the United States they were one of the greatest
threats to the US. An appealing yet very lethal option is the atomic bomb that can
wipe out a nation in just one drop of the bomb but would be devastating to their
country.
I personally think that the first and foremost option is to look for the option
where the least amount of lives would be lost and communication between
governments working out agreements and surrender in the war. As I have read and
seen this was in place and the United States tried communicating to have them
agree to surrender or the result would be the Atomic bomb on their country I would
be in support of doing so. I say this because where the attack by Japan was so

devastating in Pearl Harbor and the lives lost due to the raid and actions of Japan.
The Japanese were obviously not willing to compromise or surrender as in the
events the government of United States proposed they would only continue actions
in the war such as the events of Pearl Harbor against the United States.
It is super hard to say that the only resolution of eliminating enemy threat
would be the atomic bomb that is so lethal of option but are left no choice in
protecting not only your own countries people but also others surrounding Japan
that did not want war. I think that if the cards were turned and Japan had the atomic
bomb and the United States did not they would drop it on us with no struggle and
supporting this opinion is Pearl Harbor.

Sourceshttp://atomicbombmuseum.org/2_manhattan.shtml
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/teacher/abomb.htm
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/atomic
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/trumanleaflets/
Give me Liberty, Eric Foner, Fourth Edition, copy right 2012, New York