Question

Which sentence would be the best thesis statement for an argumentative essay supporting American use of the atomic bomb?

Harry Truman’s difficult decision to use atomic bombs against Japan ended the war, saved lives, and secured a lasting peace.
On August 6, 1945, the US Air Force dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, killing more than 70,000 people.
Many scientists, including Albert Einstein, opposed the development and use of further nuclear weapons.
I think President Truman was right to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima because I would have made the same decision.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

Harry Truman’s difficult decision to use atomic bombs against Japan ended the war, saved lives, and secured a lasting peace.

On August 6, 1945, President Harry S. Truman having been warned by his advisers that any effort to penetrate Japan would result in terrible American losses, decided that the atomic bomb should be used to take the war to a rapid end. Finally, the American bomber Enola Gay released a five-ton bomb over Hiroshima.