United States decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the United States decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan.
Prompt:
Pick a side based on ethical considerations and argue whether or not the United States should have dropped the atomic bombs. You should analyze alternative choices that the United States could have made instead of the decision to drop the bombs as well as the long-term consequences of the dropping of the atomic bombs.
Requirements:
You will have to submit a five-paragraph paper that is a 1,000 words.
Develop a thesis statement, a one sentence answer to the question. The introduction should provide context, and contain your thesis (underline the thesis).
Use Topic Sentences. They elaborate on the thesis but are more specific. The body paragraphs should begin with your topic sentences.
Back up your argument with evidence. Use quotes from the primary sources and resources provided. Include MLA citation (in text citation and works cited).
Resources:
These sources are divided into groups reflecting the standpoints of politicians, the military, and scientists. Read them carefully to understand the discussions that went on at the time and the alternatives that were considered.
Once you read the summaries of the historical figures positions, you may need more specific quotes for your paper. You can find them here at the National Security Archive of GWU.
Politicians:
President Harry Truman became president of the United States on April 12, 1945 upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Henry Stimson,Secretary of War
John McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War
James Byrnes, Secretary of State
Joseph Grew, Under Secretary of State
Military:
General George C. Marshall was the U.S. Army Chief of Staff
Admiral Leahy, Chief of Staff
Ralph Bard, Under Secretary of the Navy
Scientists:
Physicist Leo Szilard – one of the first scientists to conceive of how an atomic bomb might work.
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Director of Los Alamos Laboratory
General Leslie Groves, Director of the Manhattan Project
Physicist Albert Einstein
Niels Bohr Letter from the Scientific Panel of the Interim Committee
Secondary resources:
Hiroshima: Was it necessary?
Was it right to bomb Hiroshima?
Debating the morality of Hiroshima
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