Was America right to drop the atomic bombs on Japan? Having explored the evidence I believe that America was justified in dropping the first atomic bomb but not the second. The reasons as to why I believe this will be explored in this essay. Near the end of WW2‚ two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. The first on the 6th of August 1945 on Hiroshima and the second on the 9th August on Nagasaki. This was carried out under the order of Harry S. Truman‚ the American president at the time. In Europe
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“Only after disaster can we be resurrected.“ The atomic bomb was a crucial And an enormous event in history. People’s actions can affect everyone; good or bad. Globally‚ the atom bomb affected everyone socially‚ economically‚ psychologically. To start with‚ it was the only nuclear attack in history and was known as “The Manhattan Project” because they were committed to speeding up the process in which They would build an atomic bomb. They dropped nuclear weapons on Japanese cities of Nagasaki and
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had been warned that Nazi Germany had embarked on a program to create an atomic weapon. Germany had surrendered months prior to the intelligence reports‚ however the war against Japan was still intense. After creating and testing the atomic bomb‚ it was the responsibility of the President of the United States to make the decision to either use or not use the destructive power that is the atomic bomb. Using the atomic bomb was the correct decision‚ given an assessment of the facts and tests leading
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The Significance of Dropping the Atomic Bomb Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr.‚ who dropped the atomic bomb died in 2007. However‚ the dispute of his action continues and the atomic bomb does not disappear with his death. The main argument people are talking about is that whether it is a right decision for the us to use atomic weapons on japan to end World War 2. It is true that the atomic bomb totally destroyed two cities of Japan‚ causing millions of civilians dead directly. Moreover‚ the nuclear radiation
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the Atomic Bomb Did you know that the bomb “Little Boy” dropped over the Japanese town of Hiroshima was so devastating that the people only had an instant to react before feeling the effects? “A Noiseless Flash”‚ the first chapter in the novel Hiroshima was written by John Hersey‚ 1914-1993‚ describes the overall situation and feelings of the bomb through six characters. John Hersey uses character development‚ imagery and tone to contribute to the theme of the Unnatural Power of the Atomic Bomb
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“The Atomic Bomb was not only used to attack Japan‚ but it also helped to scare Russia” (Article 2) World War 2 was a very bloody war from 1939-1945. In WW2 there were two sides. The ETO and the PTO. The ETO was when the U.S. and all the allied forces fought against Hitler to try and save/help fix Germany from what Hitler had done. While men and women were fighting in the ETO‚ there were men and women fighting in the PTO. On December 7th‚ 1941 Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor Hawaii. In doing that
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to do to deal with Japan was a tough one. America made the right decision on dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. 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
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display of unimaginable power in the form of an atomic bomb being deployed by the United States on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Innocent citizens heard an imaginable thunder‚ that was nothing short of earth-shattering. The decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was not taken lightly. The Manhattan Project‚ a top-secret American scientific endeavor‚ worked tirelessly to develop a weapon of unprecedented power. The successful test of the first atomic bomb‚ codenamed "Trinity‚" on July 16‚ 1945‚ marked a
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the Right to Drop the Atomic Bomb “On the morning of August 6‚ 1945‚ the American B-29 Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later another B-29‚ Bock’s Car‚ released one over Nagasaki. Both caused enormous casualties and physical destruction.” (Maddox 1). These disastrous events have weighted upon the American conscience ever since that day in history. Even though there are some people that disagree with the dropping of the atomic bomb‚ President Truman’s decision
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The Atomic Bomb In 1945 the United States made history by dropping the first atomic bomb on Japan. This was due to an attack on Pearl Harbor and other territories in the Pacific Ocean led by Japan during WW2. The United States had no choice but to retaliate‚ and consequently released an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima‚ killing 140‚000 civilians. It was justified and necessary for the United States to drop the atomic bomb on Japan because they wanted to end World War II‚ impress Russia
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