Wednesday, April 15, 2009

What reasons in the article the US was wrong could be used in both sides of the argument?
Right:- The mention of kamikaze plane attacks on the US forces.
- The Japanese mentality of "death before surrender".
-The true power that the militarists had in the Japanese government.
Wrong:- The US did not clarify the terms of a conditional surrender.
-US joint chief of staff stating that Japan was already defeated and ready to surrender.
-The quote from secretary of state Byrnes somewhat predicting the cold war.
-The fact that the president waited for the successfully test of the first a-bomb before meeting with Stalin.
-The fact that dropping the bomb gave the US a "MasterCard of diplomacy".

1 comment:

  1. I noticed you dont have too many reasons for why the US was right. Is that because you believe the US was wrong? Or do you think those are the most important reasons?

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