Hiroshima & Nagasaki: Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
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President Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan remains controversial. Historian John Chappel contends that “the use of the atomic bomb remains one of the great historiographic debates in U.S. history.” Historian Charles Mee damned President Truman’s act as “wanton murder”, but Secretary of War Henry Stimson called Truman’s decision “our least abhorrent choice.” This course will focus on wartime conditions in 1944-1945, examine in detail President Truman’s decision to use the bomb, and review and respond to the ongoing controversy.
Location: Frazier Hall, Room 320, ISU;
Note: A parking permit is required to park on campus. Permits are obtained at the NKA office or mark the registration form.
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