Was there really a need to drop the atomic bomb on Japan to end the second World War? Most of the American people will say that yes, it was necessary. American soldiers were dying. The Japanese soldiers were fanatics, happily giving their lives for their country. The atomic bomb provided a quick and easy solution to a complex problem. The alternative was to initiate a full scale invasion of Japan, which would have cost more …showed first 75 words of 511 total…

…showed last 75 words of 511 total…destructive force, Truman once again gained the support of the people. There are those who will say that the war was already finished, that Japan had mailed in their surrender and that dropping the bomb was like using a sledgehammer to kill an ant. On the contrary, by dropping the bomb we secured an American victory without the aid of the Soviet Union and announced to the world that we have entered the atomic age.