Why the Bomb Was Really Dropped

 

This project is about whether or not we dropped the bomb primarily to end world war two. Although lots of people believe that the U.S’s main purpose for dropping the bomb was to end to prevent more death and a land invasion, I believe that we did it to scare the USSR.


“In late July, Japan’s militarist government rejected the Allied demand for surrender put forth in the Potsdam Declaration, which threatened the Japanese with “prompt and utter destruction” if they refused.” Truman speech https://youtu.be/e3Ib4wTq0jY