... British troops (Loebs). Although the dropping of the two atomic bombs killed an estimated 225,000 people, the tragedy saved millions more in the big picture. Another reason for dropping the bombs would be the quick end it brought to the war in the Pacific. On July 26, President Truman and the Allies issued the Potsdam Proclamation. Truman called upon "the government of Japan to proclaim now the unconditional surrender of all Japanese ... " (Boas). Because of these reasons and more, I feel the United States made the right choice to drop the bomb. One final reason the United States used th...

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