From my perspective, I believe that the atomic bombing of
From my perspective, I believe that the atomic bombing of
If the war continued, an invasion would be needed and such an invasion “… would have cost an estimated million casualties,” (The Decision to Drop the Bomb). It was even believed by President Truman “… that the bombs saved Japanese lives as well,” (The Decision to Drop the Bomb). Even though the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths, the quick end to the war they brought saved more lives in the long run than those that were lost in the…
The atomic bomb was necessary in order to assure the war would end as soon as possible. On August 6th the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, on august 9th a second one was dropped on Nagasaki, and on August 10th Japan declared its intention to surrender. This is clear proof that atomic bomb was an effective way to end the war. Even if it did kill many people it might actually have killed less people then if we had kept the war going for much longer.…
There were a series of events that lead to the decision to drop the first atomic bomb on Japan which included: Pearl Harbor, Battle of Midway, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The first event that led to the decision to bomb Japan was driven by retribution for the Japanese bomb on Pearl Harbor that killed thousands and destroyed the majority of military resources located in the area. The second event that led to Truman’s ruling was, the Battle of Midway, this battle signaled that without interference Emperor Hirohito would not falter with his goal of conquering Asia. The next event that led to the decision to drop the bomb was the battle at Iwo Jima, even though the Japanese knew that they were eventually going to lose to the U.S their strong sense of…
The United States was one of the forces in the ending of war between Japan. The U.S. was faced with a difficult decision in dropping the Atom Bomb. President Harry S. Truman was contemplating the decision until giving the green light to drop the bomb. On August 6th 1945, a B-29 piloted by two american pilots dropped an atomic bomb with the nickname of “Little Boy” on the city of Hiroshima. The bomb had devastated the city with an estimation of 90,000 to…
On August 6th 1945 the United States, under President Harry S. Truman, dropped the first of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima, a fairly large city in Japan. Three days later on August 9th, a second atomic bomb was dropped on another Japanese city, Nagasaki. A big question that is still argued today is whether the droppings of the two atomic bombs, that forced the Japanese to surrender, were a necessary act. Many historians and politicians argue this point and will most likely never come to an agreement. Although there are countless numbers of important events that happened during World War II, both in Europe and the Pacific, the dropping of the two atomic bombs on Japan was the most influential event in the war.…
President Truman made the correct decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. There were various events that led to his correct decision starting with Albert Einstein’s letter to President Roosevelt. In his letter, Einstein warned President Roosevelt that Germany might develop and use atomic bombs. These bombs were capable of mass destruction because of the energy released by the splitting of atomic nuclei. When a single free neutron strikes the nucleus of an atom of radioactive material, it starts a chain reaction that causes more and more energy to be released. These are very dangerous weapons and if the enemy was capable of it before America was then the war would have been completely different. These bombs were capable of destructiveness…
The infamous bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima is a highly controversial subject and many continue to debate about the event, over half a century after it occurred. In August of 1945, near the end of World War II, the US military dropped two atomic bombs over Japan, not only causing a mass of death and devastation, but it also induced the question- were dropping the bombs necessary and justified? Due to exaggerated statistics, and what students learn in textbooks, Americans are socialized into believing that dropping the bombs were necessary to ending the war. However, in reality, several reasons ranging from the fact that civilians outnumbered troops in the cities in which the bombs were dropped, to how Japan was willing to surrender to the US under conditions prove that to be untrue. The nuclear bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima was both unjustified and unnecessary.…
Towards the end of World War II, Japan had already been weakened by the battle of coral sea, but on August 6, 1945 an American B-29 bomber dropped a first hand developed atomic bomb on the civilian and military inhabited city of Hiroshima. 70,000 people were killed instantly. Thousands were left heavily injured and sick. The United States had many different reasons to be justified to have dropped the bomb. Nevertheless, the bomb was ‘a weapon of mass description, a weapon of terror’.…
Dropping the Atomic Bomb is not necessary for many reasons such as the following. The Ground and Naval wars are progressing strongly and also Japan is already on defense. The ground war is doing very well and has worked for us so far so why not continue. Some may say that the mountainous region of Japan could lead to the death of many American soldiers but the Japanese soldiers would have many fatalities so it would even out instead of just killing many innocent Japanese. The Naval war was making progress by taking over Japanese islands in the pacific. This way the US would be better off not dropping the atomic bombs.…
August 6, 1945, a new age dawned. Technological feats were achieved that our ancestors never would thought possible in such a short period of time, on August 6 Harry S. Truman 33rd president after the death of Roosevelt the United States Airforce flew the "Enola Gay" a B-29 bomber and with its cargo of Airmen piloting, navigating, and doing their job, with them was "Little Boy" the name for the atomic bomb that was ordered to be dropped over Hiroshima, a manufacturing city, in a ploy to get the Japanese to surrender, the first bomb detonated successfully yet the Japanese Emperor Hirohito did not officially surrender until the second Atomic bomb code named " Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki creating a devisating mushroom cloud and killing…
In 1945, the United States with help from Canada, released a new force into unsuspecting Japan which shocked the world. It was the weapon the Manhattan project spent months working on while spending approximately $20 billion. It used up to 12% of America’s electricity during the war even though many people did not know what they were working on. It was a weapon so powerful that many heads of this project feared it would go terribly wrong. It would save many lives and end many others. It was the atomic bomb. This weapon of mass destruction was used on two Japanese cities during World War 2 though it was very controversial. However, with further review, it was completely necessary to drop the two atomic bombs on the striving cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order for the war to come to a swift conclusion. It saved many lives, while repelling the super power Soviet Union and it established a powerful identity for all three countries that helped make the atomic bomb.…
These atomic bombs are responsible for the end of the World War along with the threats of invasion from the Allied forces. According to Eisenhower, the president after Truman, “ Japan was already defeated and that dropping the bomb was completely unnecessary,…. I thought that our country should avoid shocking world opinion” (The White House Years: Mandate for Change: 1953-1956: A Personal Account). It was no doubt that Japan had already been defeated way before their surrender, however, the U.S. dropped not one but two atomic bombs in a matter of 3 days. This was a response to Japan’s refusal to accept the Potsdam Declaration. On the contrary, the bombing remains inevitably unjustified. According to Eisenhower, “It was my belief that Japan was, at that very moment, seeking some way to surrender with a minimum loss of ‘face’(The White House Years: Mandate for Change: 1953-1956: A Personal Account). Due to the Japanese code of honor, it took some time before Japan fully surrendered from the war. The date of their surrender was September 2, 1945. Ultimately, time should have been provided to the Japanese government to respond to the first bombing. Many would say that three days was insufficient for them to respond because of their code of honor clouding their judgment. While fighting a war with other countries, the Japanese had to decide whether…
The main reason the US felt the need to drop the atomic bomb was because it was crucial for them to end this war once and for all. The atomic bombs would immediately put an end to all the brutal fighting and save millions of US and Japanese soldiers’ lives who were fighting in the war. For example, a US World War II soldier, Paul Russell, believed that…
The dropping of the atomic bomb during WW2 in 1945 in the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima by the Americans is to forced the Japanese to surrender. It caused more change than continuity to the society. This event caused many environmental, social and political consequences, including the death of thousands Japanese in that area, destructive effect on the vegetation in that area and the security treaty was signed. It made countries realized the danger of the nuclear weapons. Because the atomic bomb caused devastating environmental and social tragedies, the treaty was signed to contained by the United States to maintain peace in East Asia and to prevent nuclear weapons. It has change how people see and use nuclear weapons. The drop of…
A few years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Truman and the US military responded with dropping two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hard decisions were made with this war strategy and some important lessons were learned from this.…