gh to block the efforts of the moderates.(ONeal 55) The Japanese were given so many opportunities to surrender and the United States could not wait around much longer sacrificing American soldiers and military personal in Japan. America even dropped fliers out of planes telling the Japanese people to petition their emperor to end the war, (Nardo 89)The US should let the Japanese save face and should give some indication that they would be allowed to determine their own political structure after the war. President Truman agreed.(Takaki 36) As you can see the United States was even willing to let the Japanese keep their usual way of doing things but they still did not surrender. Americans generally believe that the war did not end sooner because Japan simply refused to surrender.(ONeal 54) President Truman and the United States government were well aware of the potential consequences surrounding the atomic bomb and the number of casualties and damage that would be done because of the bomb. The record shows that Truman was given official government estimates before the bombing of Hiroshima. (ONeal 38)The atomic bombing of Hiroshima was perhaps one of the most important events in the twentieth century . People continue to this very day discussing and questioning president Truman and his motives for dropping the bomb. Truman gave his permission to use the bomb and world will never again be the same.The atomic bomb, gruesome and horrifying continue to haunt the world as we wonder if there will ever be another.the war to the end. President Truman had been given all the facts and made the best decision with the Japanese and American lives at hand . No Nuclear Bomb has ever been used in a war since. A third Atomic bomb was being assembled at the time and it was to be let off on Tokyo, that bomb was never used. The 500,000 lives that were saved in bombing Hiroshima compared to the 100,000 that died in the bombing shows th...
