Atomic Bomb Dbq

During World War 2, there were many battles involving many different countries. Such as the war between Japan and the U.S. which was one of the most memorable events in history in WW2 because of the creation of the atomic bomb. Which was a bomb that was extremely powerful using the energy of an atom. This led Roosevelt to create an American atomic bomb program. This program led to the Manhattan Project, where scientists made their first nuclear reactor that could make a powerful bomb. After Roosevelt's death, the new President, Harry S. Truman took control of the creation of the atomic bomb. President Harry S.Truman's decision led to the use of the atomic bomb for military use for going against Japan for the sake of Americans’

This caused Japan to surrender, and World War 2 ended. The atomic bomb was justified because the U.S. needed Japan to surrender to end the war. The atomic bomb was justified because it was one of the possible ways to end the war with Japan. Document 1, says “They concluded that no technical demonstration they might propose, such as over a deserted island, would be likely to bring the war to an end”. This indicates that there was no other way of using the same strategies, such as island hopping, which was to capture the surrounding islands to invade Japan. This led to the use of the atomic bomb as a military weapon to defeat Japan. Document 3, shows an image of the U.S. holding onto Tokyo, Japan, while shoving an aid raid into their mouth with the text “A taste of his own medicine”. Based on the text, this indicates that Japan has treated the U.S. harshly enough for the U.S. to take revenge on Japan. For example, the Pearl Harbor incident where many American lives were at the cost of Japan’s surprise attack. This made the U.S. angry at how Japan deceived them because Japan delegated that they wouldn't attack them. So, the U.S. took revenge on Japan for the lives they