Now that you have learned about several of the key issues and events that influenced President Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, you will decide if his decision was correct or not. Use My Work to review your work from the previous pages and to guide your final decision. You may decide that certain issues are more important than others or that certain pieces of evidence are more persuasive than others.
Use Write It to provide your final answer to the essential question, using the strongest arguments and evidence to support your position.
At the White House, Washington, D.C., President Truman announces Japan's surrender, August 14, 1945.