Q:In your opinion, was America justified in using the atomic bomb in an effort to defeat Japan? Make sure to cite factual evidence from your readings in your response.
A: When dealing with the issue of the atomic bomb on Japan, you have to think like the world powers at this time. They probably thought in a utilitarian sense, they figured that if they went to war on the mainland island of Japan, then there would be many more casualties to both the Americans, and the Japanese than if they just ended it and used the atomic bomb. However, I still do not think that using the atomic bomb was justified. I feel this way because according to the readings, the Japanese knew they had been defeated and had even sent “peace feelers” to Moscow. The Americans even knew this, yet they used the atom bomb instead. Another reason I feel that the atom bomb was unjustified is because the casualties that were sustained by the Japanese were almost all civilians, as opposed to the soldiers that would have died.
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