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Atomic Bomb Dbq

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I believe the United States used the correct forms of engagement, when Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb to end World War 2. Henry Stinson claimed that if bombs were not used, then over a million Americans would have lost their lives, likewise Harry Truman says, General Marshall informed him 500,000 lives will be saved by dropping the bomb. This shows just how many American lives were saved by the decision to drop the bomb. If 750,000 people died that is more people than the whole city of Seattle, Washington. Ricard B. Frank said, that the Japanese would not have surrendered under modified terms and that the only way to end the war was to drop the bomb. Richard B. Frank also noted the sheer amount of firepower that was waiting for the
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