At the end of World War II, few questioned Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Most Americans accepted the obvious reasoning: the atomic bombings brought the war to a more timely end. They did not have a problem with over one hundred thousand of the enemy being killed. After all, the Japanese attacked America, and not the other way around. In later years, however, many have begun to question the conventional wisdom of "Truman was saving lives," putting forth theories of their own. However, when one examines the issue with great attention to the results of the atomic bombings and compares these results with possible alternatives to using said bombs, the line between truth and fiction begins to clear. Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan was for the purpose of saving lives and ending the war quickly in order to prevent a disastrous land invasion.
President Truman
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2.
The atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima was named "Little Boy." The atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki was named "Fat Man."
The Little Boy Bomb was an Atomic bomb Dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in World War 2
The bomb dropped Hiroshima detonated in mid air above a bank in central Hiroshima.
It was dropped by the United States by orders of President Truman over Hiroshima, Japan.
It was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
The United States dropped the bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 under orders from President Truman.
President Truman
Harry S. Truman
A bomb was dropped in Nagasaki.
Vice President Alben W. Barkley
Talking in the radio he announced: We dropped an atomic bomb over Hiroshima...
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2.
The atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima was named "Little Boy." The atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki was named "Fat Man."
with the nuclear bomb dropped over Hiroshima, the world entered the nuclear age.
Hiroshima