My Answer:
The above passage contradicts Admiral Leahy's opinion of dropping the atomic bombs on Japan. Leahy believed that it was an immoral act to sacrifice the lives of so many innocent women and children and believed that Japan was ready to surrender before dropping the bombs. In contradiction, the Japanese were fierce soldiers who were not ready to surrender at any cost before the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japanese troops would rather commit sui*ide or fight to the death instead of being captured or surrendering as demonstrated in the passage above. 1.74 million were killed or missing and 94,000 were wounded. Such high numbers of casualties mean that the Japanese were ready to fight to the death instead of surrendering.
Step-by-step explanation:
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Sample passage below:
This statement contradicts Leahy's opinion. Leahy believed that the Japanese were about to surrender, but they had shown no willingness to surrender in the past. In addition, the casualty rates were very high. Although many people were killed in the atomic blast, a full Allied assault on Japan would likely have killed even more people.
Requirements:
- This statement contradicts Leahy’s opinion.
- Japanese casualties were already high.
- Japanese soldiers had shown no willingness to surrender in the past.
- Japanese soldiers were willing to fight to the death.