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The Pros And Cons Of Dropping The Atomic Bombs

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Even though some believe that dropping the atomic bombs was a bad idea many believe that it helped end the war and save many lives of american soldiers. When the atomic bomb got dropped on japan on august 6, 1945 the goal for the U.S. was to get Japan to surrender and end the war. Before the U.S. dropped the bomb they created it and tested it on july 16, 1945 also before the dropping of the atomic bomb the U.S. gave Japan a chance to surrender. Yet Japan decided to continue fighting both times. Since they did not surrender the U.S. did drop the bombs which left japan's land destroyed and many lives taken and many wounded people. Then on august 15 japan accepted the allies peace term. Even though some believe that dropping the atomic bombs was a bad idea many believe that it helped end the war and save many lives of american soldiers. …show more content…

“Dropping the atomic bombs on Japan saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of U.S. soldiers and some believed it was the only way to end the war quickly.” in Dropping the A-Bomb Saved Lives. As a result of dropping the bomb Japan lost lives of soldiers, civilians and land. Japan also lost power in their government because of the bombs, and many business, houses got destroyed and created some tension between the governments. The U.S. only had a few choices since Japan wouldn't surrender the U.S. had to do something. Since they didn't surrender both bombs got dropped and killed many people and destroyed land. Even though it killed many of civilians it was justified because Japan only left the government a few

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