1. President Truman and the Atomic Bomb
... argues three main points in his article: the Soviet entry into the war would've resulted in its immediate end, the atomic bomb was used mostly to intimidate Russia, and there had been no support acknowledging the bombs necessity after the war. Alperovitz heavily cites multiple sources in the beginning of his article all claiming that the Soviet entry into the war would've put an immediate end ... to it. The War Departments study concludes, "the Japanese leaders had decided to surrender and were merely looking for sufficient pretext ... quot; Stimson is found to be at fault for two count...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate