In May 1945, with the surrender of Germany, the Allied forces achieved victory in Europe. However, World War II was not over and the fighting against the Japanese in the Pacific continued. To finally end the war, the then President of the United States, Harry Truman, made the decision to drop the newly invented atomic bomb on two umbilical bases in Japan: Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Although this brought about the end of World War II, President Truman's decision sparked much controversy in the years that followed, especially regarding the morality of his actions. I believe that, given the Japanese mentality and the fundamental nature of the war, dropping the atomic bomb was justified. First, much of Japanese society was based on order, self-sacrifice, discipline, and the warrior spirit. During World War II, these ideals, known as gaman, guided and strengthened the Japanese military. However, this also led them to adopt the mindset of never giving up or giving up. As stated in the article “Dropping the Bomb,” “The only surrender acceptable to American leaders would be an unconditional one. The only surrender acceptable to the Japanese would include their being allowed to keep their emperor.” Before dropping the atomic bomb, if the two countries had attempted to agree on the terms of surrender, it would have been practically impossible to reach an equally satisfactory consensus. The article also reported that without the launch of the atomic weapon, new evidence suggests the war would have continued for many more months. Despite the Japanese's total inability to wage war, they would continue to fight because of their belief in gaman. According to Sandra Nees, a foreign woman who spent time living in Japan, "This [gaman] is the psychopath... middle of paper... the wealth of the world committed to an atomic war practically nothing because it would entail enormous losses and destruction on both sides. Perhaps the world had to see the terrible effects of an atomic weapon to stop using it. In short, the atomic bombs killed thousands of people in Japan, but perhaps saved many more and its ruthlessness was. justified simply as one more weapon to win a war. The final decision made by President Harry Truman to drop atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to the end of the war less than a month later. Although to this day it is still a carefully chosen one examined, I fully and completely believe it was a justified act of war. The strong beliefs of others can only be changed through action, and it is ridiculous to try to find virtue and morality when surrounded by corruption, evil, and destruction...