Atomic Bombings on Japan

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The paper presents the thesis that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan were necessary for the Allies to win the Second World War according to their terms of unconditional surrender of Japan. The paper looks at Germany's example to Japan, the strife between Japan and the Allies and the arguments offered by Secretary of War, Harry L. Stimson to use the bomb and concludes that the bomb was indeed necessary.

From the Paper:

"The peaceful town of Hiroshima, Japan was beginning its day on the morning of August sixth, 1945. Many Japanese were going to work or still in bed. The streets were bustling with bicycles. All at once, a flash of light was seen in the air. A deafening roar and fire hotter that the sun's surface. "Little Boy" exploded with the strength of twenty million tons of dynamite. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan were necessary for the Allies to win the Second World War, according to their terms of unconditional surrender of Japan. In order to determine this, one must observe: One, the German Nazi's example to Japan; two, the strife between Japan and the Allies; and three, the arguments given by Secretary of War Harry L. Stimson."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bliven, Bruce Jr. From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa. New York: Random House, 1960.
• Marrin, Albert. The Airman's War. New York: McClelland & Stewart, 1982.
• McPhillips, Martin. Hiroshima. Morristown: Silver Burdett Company, 1985.
• Seddon, Tom. Atom Bomb. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1995.
• Sherrow, Victoria. Hiroshima. New York: New Discovery Books, 1994.

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