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Atomic Bomb Research Paper Following the Modern Language Association s Guidelines Hamza Abidi South Brunswick High School Throughout World War II, problems that were faced by each country revolved around the idea of making the right decision. To attempt at making the right decisions, treaties were made between two or more countries that listed certain terms and conditions. However, when these treaties were violated, it made the situations between countries even worse than they already were. Almost every country in the world was involved in World War II, which displayed that the world powers contributed to the impact of the other countries with their decisions. The same choices deciding to help free countries from the†¦show more content†¦The Japanese were in complete and utter shock after the bombing in Hiroshima. It showed the strength and power of the United States in their efforts to end the war and it went perfectly. The way the bomb instilled fear into the Japanese and forced them to surrender was successfully executed in the endeavor that ceased the brutal warfare. Additionally, the Japanese people were affected greatly by the bomb in great numbers of casualties. Historians depicting the bombing see these casualties as a prime reason to surrender, however in Professor Tsuyoshi Hasegawa’s article he diminishes this argument. Even though the number of casualties were very large, â€Å"the number of victims and profound damage that the atomic bombs inflicted on the citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which the American policymakers had hoped would have a decisive influence on the Japanese government, were not among the top considerations of the Japanese ruling elite†(Hasegawa). The United States believed that the extermination of millions of Japanese people would affect them in their decision to back out of the war. However, the exact opposite of what America thought would happen unfolded. This meant that there must have been another reason why they surrendered and forces historians to infer that the bombs caused other issues such as a crippling economy. In short, the overall effect of the atomic bomb was the same but it still did not explain to the public whether or not