Why We Bombed Japan

The Reason for Dropping the Atomic Bomb When looking back on major historical events, often times one question arises, were our actions truly necessary at the time of the situation. One major event where this question comes up is in the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Many historians argue that dropping the atomic bomb was an unnecessary action, while others say disagree and say that it was necessary to end the …

…the war with the dropping of the atomic bomb and did so with few American casualties. The question of whether he intended to send a message to other nations will also to continue to be the center of debate. However, whether it was an added incentive to drop the atomic bomb on Japan or not, the bottom line is the bombing was effective and the US casualties were minimized by Harry S. Truman’s decision.