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The Decision to Drop the Bomb

By: Jakub O, Miki Z, Juliana D, Natasha N. The Decision to Drop the Bomb. An Invasion of Japan Scheduled for November 1 1945 Would have probably cost half a million American lives, and much more Japanese, according to Truman New studies concluded that these numbers were grossly inflated .

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The Decision to Drop the Bomb

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  1. By: Jakub O, Miki Z, Juliana D, Natasha N The Decision to Drop the Bomb

  2. An Invasion of Japan Scheduled for November 1 1945 Would have probably cost half a million American lives, and much more Japanese, according to Truman New studies concluded that these numbers were grossly inflated Alternate Plans

  3. Two Reasons to Not to Don’t Drop the Bomb!!!

  4. Japan would have surrendered soon anyways • - even if the bombs had not been dropped • - even if no invasion had been planned • - even if Russia had not entered the war • - Japanese air force was rapidly deteriorating, thus not able to defend Reason 1

  5. Major Military figures opposed the use of the A-Bomb • General Eisenhower and Supreme Commander MacArthur voiced “grave” misgivings • Deemed the bomb “completely unnecessary” in achieving the military objective Reason 2

  6. Truman Under Pressure Non- military Considerations to use Bomb

  7. High cost for an uncertain result • Manhattan Project had over 120’000 employees and facilities all over the country • Federal expenditure was reaching $2 billion by early 1945 • Congress wouldn’t continue to blindly commit so much $$$ First consideration

  8. Manhattan Project could have been a waste • If its value had not been demonstrated by the use of the A-Bomb • High ranking military officials concerned war would end before bomb could be used Second consideration

  9. Two Crucial Points Misunderstood “President Truman did not Understand”

  10. 1) “They thought only in terms of our having to end the war by military means.” • “…There was no need to demand the unconditional surrender of Japan.” Crucial Point 1

  11. “…Violence would not have been necessary if we had been willing to negotiate.” • “Japan was suing for peace.” • “…it is just as immoral to force a sudden ending of a war by threatening violence as by using violence Crucial Point 2

  12. Insisting on unconditional surrender Greatly affected postwar history Americas Major Mistake

  13. Difficult for America to take position after the war that they wanted to get rid of the atomic bomb because of it’s immoral use. People had negative views on America How did the Bomb Boomerang Back onto America?

  14. If the bomb was demonstrated after the war, it could have been possible to rid the world of atomic bombs The nuclear arms race could have been avoided The development of the atomic and hydrogen bombs would have been slowed What could have been avoided?

  15. The Russians were close to having their own bomb to use The nuclear arms race made Truman think dropping the bomb would get the US ahead of Russia Truman’s Decision to use the bomb

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