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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which was what brought the US into the war.

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1. Review the Facts

2. Pick a side: should the bombs have been dropped? yes or no

3. In the proper column, write 2-3 of the strongest reasons to support your side

4. You will then comment on someone's posting from the OTHER SIDE of the argument, prove them wrong!

5. Go back and respond to any comments on your posting to refute their points and prove your point! If no one commented on your posting, respond to another comment from your column.

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Write your STRONGEST 2-3 reasons why you believe they should NOT have dropped the bomb. Write a convincing argument.

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Japan was warned once before the first bomb and another time before the second bomb was dropped.

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Japan was VERY prepared to fight another battle

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Japan was VERY prepared to fight another battle

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-had 4 million soldiers ready to defend their nation

-trained children and civilians to fight

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Unable to provide medical care to victims.

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Unable to provide medical care to victims.

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The extent of the damage in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 made it nearly impossible to provide aid. In Hiroshima 90% of physicians and nurses were killed or injured and 42 of 45 hospitals were rendered non-functional.

In Hiroshima and Nagasaki, most victims died without any care to ease their suffering.

https://www.icanw.org/hiroshima_and_nagasaki_bombings

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5-6 years after the bombings,  leukemia increased noticeably among survivors.

After about a decade, survivors began suffering from thyroid, breast, lung and other cancers at higher than normal rates.

Pregnant women exposed to the bombings experienced higher rates of miscarriage and deaths among their infants; their children were more likely to have intellectual disabilities, impaired growth and an increased risk of developing cancer.

And for all survivors, cancers related to radiation exposure still continue to increase throughout their lifespan, even to this day, seven decades later.

https://www.icanw.org/hiroshima_and_nagasaki_bombings

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Estimated Deaths from Invading Japan - the other option to the atomic bomb

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Estimated Deaths from Invading Japan - the other option to the atomic bomb

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Personnel at the Navy Department estimated that the total losses to America would be between 1.7 and 4 million with 400,000 to 800,000 deaths. The same department estimated that there would be up to 10 million Japanese casualties

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Bombs led to the end of the war - Truman's Sec of State

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Bombs led to the end of the war - Truman's Sec of State

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"The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki put an end to the Japanese war. It stopped the fire raids, and the strangling blockade; it ended the ghastly specter of a clash of great land armies. In this last great action of the Second World War we were given final proof that war is death."

—Secretary of War Henry Stimson

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Effect on Japan - Japanese Newspaper Claps Back

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Effect on Japan - Japanese Newspaper Claps Back

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"How can a human being with any claim to a sense of moral responsibility deliberately let loose an instrument of destruction which can at one stroke annihilate (destroy) an appalling segment of mankind? This is not war: this is not even murder; this is pure nihilism (evil). This is a crime against God and humanity which strikes at the very basis of moral existence. What meaning is there in any international law, in any rule of human conduct, in any concept of right and wrong, if the very foundations of morality are to be overthrown as the use of this instrument of total destruction threatens to do?"

— Nippon Times (Tokyo), August 10, 1945

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"The view where a moment before all had been so bright and sunny was now dark and hazy... What had happened? All over the right side of my body I was bleeding... My private nurse set about examining my wounds without speaking a word. No one spoke... Why was everyone so quiet? The heat finally became too intense to endure... Those who could fled; those who could not perished...

Hiroshima was no longer a city but a burned-over prairie. To the east and to the west everything was flattened. The distant mountains seemed nearer than I could ever remember... How small Hiroshima was with its houses gone."

- Michihiko Hachiya, Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician August 6 - September 30, 1945

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Could these people REALLY have stopped their Emperor?

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They shouldn't because first off, Pearl Harbor killed 2 - 3 thousand people and the atomic bomb in Hiroshima killed more than 400,000 people. The other thing is that the bombing ruined the chance of a future relationship between Japan an America all together, even though Japan was being difficult, the dropping of an atomic bomb crossed a line.
All and all, the bombing destroyed most of Hiroshima. Also, take into account that the only people hurting America at that time were the leaders, not the actual people living peacefully in their towns. There could have been other solutions than to kill all of these innocent people.

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They shouldnt have bombed Japan because first of all it was inhumane and extreme. Yes, President Truman was angry about Pearl Harbor and his intentions were to end the conflict but instead it brought a new world of fear and anger. To add on, Pearl Harbor around 2 thousand people died, in Hiroshima 400 thousand people died. having america launch an atomic bomb ruined the chance of an alliance or a good relationship, plus america could benefit from that. also they shouldnt have dropped the bomb because the japanese suffered slowly because the bomb brought a heat wave to the area, many were left thirsty.

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Lives are ALWAYS going to be lost in battles, that is what it means for war. However, dropping a nuke did not NEED to be the way to settle the disagreement. The Japanese citizens have minds of their own, thus they could fight what was happening because of Hirohito. When America dropped the nuke, they were the reason that hundreds of thousands of people families were lost and ended many bloodlines.

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I believe that the US should have dropped the bomb. Now learning even more about the way the Japanese attacks it makes even more sense. After the US dropped the first bomb Japan almost asked for another by not surenduring. This bomb although we need to understand that it killed many people we need to realize that it ended the war against our enemy.

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Write your STRONGEST 2-3 reasons why you believe they should have dropped the bomb. Write a convincing argument.

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They should have dropped the bombs because the japanese attacked the us first and all trumen did was protect this country. Also they should have dropoped the bomb because their not just gonna sit their and do nothing when they did that to pearl harbor

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The US should not have dropped the bomb on Japan because innocent lives were lost. Japanese citizens were going about their lives when all of a sudden a bomb came down on them. Even though the war would have lasted longer, the US could have done something different to stop it.

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Yes they should of dropped the bomb, because Japan was not going to lose easily. They kept refusing and were causing damage left and right, they even used peoples lives to win. The bomb was our best bet to stop Japan from causing more harm.

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America should have dropped the atomic bomb because it would show the Japense that they should give up or they will lose more lifes and break there hopes. Another reason is that it would also make sure the Japense should give up or more bombs will be dropped.

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Ian Kiesel They should have dropped the bomb because it ended the war quickly and because it would've worked.

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Ian Kiesel They should have dropped the bomb because it ended the war quickly and because it would've worked.

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They shouldn't have dropped the bomb because not only did it kill hundreds of thousands of civilians, but it also killed people years after the explosion.

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They should not have bombed Japan because of the long-term effects. This is because they could not provide health care to all the victims therefor so many people died. Also, there were long last effects to the victims such as cancer. Some pregnant women got exposed to these chemicals they got a higher rate of miscarriages. This is not all the reasons.

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They should have dropped the bomb because if they didn't the war might've gone on for more years and killed more people. Also, the U.S gave them a chance to surrender but they didn't.

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The attack on Pearl Harbor was the choice of the Japanese government. The imprisonment of Japanese American citizens was the choice of the American government. Both of the designated populations these governments rule surely had altering opinions as individuals thinking without a reputation of power to hold. With that said, if you were to look at the roots for the reasons these bombs were dropped, both the people and government had made mistakes. The attack on Pearl Harbor is not at all justified especially as its motive was not directly related to the relationship between Japan and America. The imprisonment and stigmatization of Japanese Americans in the US is not a fully thought through solution by any means. Both of these nations have made huge mistakes. While a solution other than war and mass destruction is not as easy as ¨talking it out,¨ there could have been numerous other routes to a peaceful resolution between nations.