Post a 600-word response to the discussion question: Why did the United States use nuclear weapons at the end of World War II?
Paragraph One (200-300 words): Discuss the late phases of World War II by describing the following: the Manhattan Project, strategic bombing, and other US diplomatic and military efforts to force the surrender of Imperial Japan in 1945. Include a brief quotation from The American Yawp. As always, be sure to include an MLA-style parenthetical citation.
Paragraph Two (200-300 words): Assess whether or not the US was justified in using atomic weapons against Japan. Include two key facts or considerations that went into the final decision to drop Little Boy and Fat Man on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Include a brief quotation from “Interim Committee” reading with a corresponding citation that reads: (Atomic Heritage Foundation).