Research Paper on US-German-British Alliance: A Turning Point in WW2

Introduction

The United States was pro-German, anti-British, and isolationist in 1930s. With the help of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the WASPs, the Jews, British intelligence, and US administration developed an alliance that led to the lend-lease aid to the USSR and Britain (Tate 122).. This played a critical role in the development of the atomic bomb that was used by the US in World War. However, in the year 1945, some of the US rivals such as the Nazi Germany decided to surrender (Masuda and Masashi, 5). Japan was the major country that did not surrender and declared war against the United States of America. President Harry Truman recommended the use of force means to make Japan surrender. He had peacefully asked Japan to surrender but their leaders were against their request. President Truman decided to use atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the two cities in Japan on the 9TH of August and 6th of August in 1945. The US dropped the bombs were dropped in the city of Nagasaki and Hiroshima respectively (Masuda and Masashi 6). After the bombing, on the 14th of August, the Japanese surrendered. The bomb blasts resulted in killing of more than 240,000 people in Japan (Masuda and Masashi 12). The results of the atomic bombing also led to many health issues among the people in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Therefore, this research paper addresses why I thought it was a good idea that the United States dropped an atom bomb on Japan despite the results of deaths and health implication it had on the Japanese people.

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One of the reasons why it was right for the US president to drop the atomic bomb on Japan was because most of the American army had already perished in the war. Japan had refused to surrender even after peaceful requests by the US. Besides, The Japanese army was armed with weapons, and it included large troops of armies. The Japanese territories were highly guarded by the militias to prevent invasion (Tate 122). The United States president knew that if the war continued, most of the Americans as well Japanese would perish and many lives would be lost. He, therefore, decided to drop the two atomic bombs (Tate 122). The first atomic bomb did not make Japan surrender fully. Japanese declared war again, but the US bombed the country for the second time. The atomic bombs ended the war that would have contributed to more adverse consequences than the bombs did.

Japan also initiated the conflict with the US and other countries in the world. It was not willing to end the conflict that it had started. The war could not have completed without their surrender. Japan had not only begun to battle the US but also with China. One example of Japanese evil actions includes the raping of Nanjing (Hyun-Seung 242). It had also started the war with Tokyo at the end of the year 1941. History shows that Japan had initiated the war not only in China and the US but also throughout the whole of Eastern Asia. Japan also treated the war prisoners with no mercy as well as the captive populations (Holmes 212). The refusal of Japan to surrender indicated that if the US surrendered it would not lead to any peach but exploitation. Therefore, there was a need for a stronger and powerful force to make Japan surrender. Also, the two bombs on Japan resulted in vigorous adverse effects, the act was legitimate. The adverse effects would be even worse if the war initiated by Japan would have continued.

The destruction of the two large Japanese cities was legit because it interfered with the country's ability to make war. The bombings destroyed the infrastructure of Japan as well as the armies (Holmes 211). As a result, the Japanese did not have more power and the ability to fight back against the United States as well as continue initiating wars with other states.

Despite the defeat on the battlefield, the home islands invasion, the blockade and the bombings, Japan still showed signs to fight up to the last minute until all the allies were defeated. Japan had shown suicidal unwillingness to surrender throughout the war (Holmes 211). The US president knew that Japan would continue using booby traps and strategies to capture the soldiers of the allies and exploit them as they hold them on detention. Therefore, the willingness of Japan to surrender was lured by the decline in its military treasures.

The US allies also requested Japan to surrender but they continued with major raids in America using their troops, which had resulted in the loss of many American lives and destruction of property.The Truman decision to drop the atomic bombs was not selfish. The president did not only want to protect the Americans but to end the war that Japan had started (Hyun-Seung 242). Japan had initiated the conflicts for their benefit without considering the lives of its people as well as those of the allied countries (Holmes 212). It was therefore wise for Truman to drop the atomic bombs as he considered ending the continued effects that the war had on the people of Japan and the United States. Also, since the nuclear bombs declined the Japanese Ability to continue initiating wars, it benefited other cities such as in China and the whole of Eastern Asia, which were under the attack of Japan.

Although the atomic bombs led to huge losses due to the destruction of Japanese infrastructure and the cost incurred to produce the nuclear bombs, it is evident that the damage was worth bearing. Therefore, I believed the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima were justifiable although. It led to vigorous adverse effects on Japanese people. The bomb blasts resulted in killing of more than 240,000 people in Japan. Subsequent deaths also continue to occur, as a result of the adverse consequences of the blast. Also, even today, some of the survivors of the terror continue to suffer because of the injuries and the radiation (Holmes 210). Most people were against the decision to drop the bombs, and up to today, they argue that the action was unjust. The loss helped save more losses that would have incurred if the war had continued. In addition, America would have been invaded and become under Japanese control since if it were not for the bombings; Japan would have defeated the US (Holmes, 210). The United States had no other option since most of its armies had been destroyed and became weary during the war. Thus, some scholars argue that the action was justifiable, and it was done for the good of most lives not only in America but also in Japan which would have been destroyed by the continuity of the war.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the research paper has addressed why it was a good idea that the United States dropped an atom bomb on Japan despite the results of deaths and health implication it had on the Japanese people. I believe that the bombing of Japan by the United States was justifiable. Although the explosion resulted in massive destruction of the Japanese population including the armies and destruction of the infrastructure of the two cities, it served a significant purpose in ending the war. Truman's decision was based on the fact that if the war continued, most of the American lives would have been destroyed as well as the lives of people in other states especially across the east of Asia where Japan had initiated war. Also, the decision to drop the atomic bombs was legit as Japan had refused to surrender despite the continued request by the allies to surrender and end the conflict it had started. The American army had become weary, and most of them had perished in the field-battles and despite the Japanese defeat on the battlefields, they showed no signs to surrender. Besides, Japan had demonstrated barbaric acts including mistreating of the war slaves and exploitation of the allies who had surrendered to them. The US president, thus, knew that if they had surrendered to Japan, it would not have led to any peace but more exploitation and enslaving of the Americans. Thus, Japan would have dominated most of the Eat Asia regions because of their suicidal unwillingness to surrender and the hunger for power.

Works Cited

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Masuda, Yoshio, and Masashi Tazawa. "Reconsidering the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." Aino Journal, Vol. 2, 2003.

Tate, Robert F. "The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb." Air & Space Power Journal, Vol. 13, no.3, 1999, pp. 122.