Reasons for Hiroshima Bombing

A detailed Summary of Reasons for Hiroshima Bombing

The summer of 1945 brought the continued conflict between America and Japan in the post-World War-II era. Whether or not the United

States' decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima was a diplomatic mausre calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union rather than a military

measure used to force Japan's surrender was debatable.

The reasons for the use of the atomic bomb according to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill

differed greatly. Stimson claimed that the objective of the United States in 1945 was simply to get Japan to surrender since the Japanese army

was 5 million strong and willing to fight to the death. Originally the plan involved a series of sea and air blockades, air bombings, and an

invasion of Kyushu, followed by an invasion of Honshu, the main island. However, it was estimated that this plan of action would not end the

war until late 1946, with many casualties as a result. Stimson claimed that the bombs were used only to avoid this. Winston Churchill viewed

the situation differently. Although he did feel that the

for a contrasting reason. He felt that the war should be ended quickly in order to prevent Russian interference and believed that America felt

under the impression that Japan was bombed to end the war while others believed it was to prevent Russian involvement (which was already

American General Dwight D. Eisenhower was concerned about possible Soviet involvement in the war while President Truman was focused

bomb was not needed to win the war and that without it we could win in another 6 months. Despite this, he advanced its use in order to curb

more on giving the war a quick resolution. When Eisenhower met with Truman in July 1945 he warned the President of Soviet intent to enter

war needed to be ended quickly and that the invasion was not the best of plans, it was

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