Question

In this lesson, you saw the vast differences in how World War II ended in the European and Pacific Theaters.

Answer 1

In this lesson, you saw the vast differences in how World War II ended in the European and Pacific Theaters. Use this knowledge to explain the decision to use atomic bombs on Japan. For this assignment you will write three well-developed paragraphs on the following:

What were the reasons the bomb should have been used on Japan?
What were the reasons the bomb should not have been used on Japan?
Should the atomic bomb have been used on Japan? Why or why not? Support your claim with evidence from the lesson.
Information you should consider when writing your paragraphs:

U.S. plans for invading the main Japanese islands
U.S. bombing raids on Japanese cities during early 1945
the Japanese code of battle
the number of U.S. dead in the Pacific War by 1945
the likelihood of Japan's surrender with the entry of the Soviet Union
the number of Japanese civilians killed in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
the level of destruction caused by atomic weapons
the long-term effects of the use of atomic weapons