America had been at war with Japan since Japan attacked the American naval base on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The good thing was America was winning the war. But the bad thing was more Americans will die in World War 2 than any two wars combined. The Americans only chance of winning the war was to invade Japan. If day do invade Japan it wouldn’t be that great because more Americans will die. One way to save the Americans and end the war quickly was to drop a bomb.
The Manhattan Project was the creation of an atomic bomb that is 20,000 times stronger of TNT put together. Harry had some advisors that suggested him to drop the
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atomic bomb in the ocean. But no one knew how strong it is or if it would work or not. So if they do drop it in the ocean and it works and is really strong it would be a waste.
“America only had two atomic bombs.” () Harry’s advisors also suggested that he should warn the enemy before dropping the atomic bomb. Harry was told to make a decision to drop this bomb on Japan. His decision was yes. Harry decided to drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On August 9, and he dropped the second bomb on the city of Nagasaki. Japan surrendered on August 14.
The scientists and the helpers of making this bomb thought dropping it would be unimaginable because it can kill thousands quickly. The bomb also has a radiation effect that can cause cancer. The scientists also thought about those innocents suffering, but what can they do to win the war with out making Japan surrender?
The world war had ended after the bombing. After the war the Soviet Union found out the secrets of the nuclear weapons and was a threat. “Today, in addition to the United States and Russia, France, Great Britain, China and Israel has discovered the technology of nuclear weapons, and many other nations, including India, South Africa, Iraq, Iran and North Korea possibly have nuclear technology.“
() In June 1945 Harry Truman witnessed the signing of the charter of the United Nations, hopefully established to preserve peace.
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Truman left the presidency and retired to Independence in January 1953. For the nearly two decades of his life remaining to him, he delighted in being "Mr. Citizen," as he called himself in a book of memoirs. ()
He spent his days reading, writing, lecturing and taking long brisk walks. He took particular satisfaction in founding and supporting his Library, which made his papers available to scholars, and which opened its doors to everyone who wished to have a glimpse of his remarkable life and career. Harry S. Truman died on December 26, 1972.
