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On August 6, 1945 the atomic bomb was dropped on the

Japanese city of Hiroshima. The Enola Gay, piloted by

Colonel Tibbetts, was chosen to make the mission. The

mission was recorded as successful by Capt. William S.

Parson at 9:20 A.M. This was an extremely controversial

military strategy in the United States. Was the United States

justified in the dropping of the atomic bomb? Yes, they were

justified for many reasons. The primary reason was, that it

would stop the war. Why is it that this war needed to be

stopped so badly? Even though in some ways it was helping

our economy, it was very costly in both money and lives.

Also, the United States soldiers were undergoing harsh

treatment by the unmerciful Japanese. Another reason the

war needed to be stopped was to defend ourselves from

another attack on U.S. soil, which in turn would kill many of

our U.S. citizens. This is why the war needed to be stopped;

thus, justifying the use of the atomic bomb. World War II

was......

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