Were the Americans justified in dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945? The United States of American became the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry in warfare‚ when they dropped the first of two atomic bombs 2000 feet over the city of Hiroshima in japan on August 6th 1945‚ killing 80000 civilians and militants instantly and eventually leading to the total destruction of up to 90 per cent of the city. This bomb along with a second bomb led to the surrender of japan just days
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On August 5th‚ 1945 Hiroshima was a thriving city. It was known as the “key transportation hub” to the rest of the world. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were such thriving cities where the people were all family oriented. On that day‚ 350‚000 citizens of Hiroshima went to bed thinking tomorrow would be just like it was a normal day. They would get ready for work‚ did what they had to do for the next day. On August 6th in the year 1945‚ everything changed. The American army dropped a bomb that destroyed the
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Why Did the U.S Dropped the Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? On August 6 and 9‚ 1945 the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in warfare. The United States decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was strictly military measure calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union in the post-Second-World-War era rather than a strictly diplomatic measure designed to force Japan’s unconditional surrender. The three most important reasons to use the atomic bomb
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Was America justified in dropping the horrific atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Should the bombs have been used? The answer to that is undoubtedly clear: no. The bombs did more harm than good. The US had conducted “the world’s most devastating military mission”1‚ effects of which are still evident today. World War II was primarily caused by Germany‚ Italy and Japan‚ influenced by fascist revolutions. While Germany and Italy dealt with matters in Europe‚ Japan had plunged itself in a Pacific
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airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima‚...That bomb had more power than 20‚000 tons of TNT...which is the largest bomb ever yet used in the history of warfare”. By the summer of 1945‚ millions of soldiers and citizens of the world had died after years of fighting in the Second World War. Although Europe’s involvement in the war had come to an end‚ the War in the Pacific between the United States and Japan had not found its conclusion. The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki have come
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U.S. President Harry S. Truman publicly announced his decision to support the development of the hydrogen bomb‚ a weapon theorized to be hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II. He approved of the funding for the nuclear weapon because of several events prior to his public announcement. One of the reasons was the fact that the United States had lost its nuclear supremacy when the Soviet Union successfully detonated an atomic bomb at their test site
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December 7‚ 1941 was the day that America’s freedom went under attack. Japan flew six aircrafts over an American naval base in Hawaii. This naval base was most commonly known as Pearl Harbor. This day went down as one of the most memorable days in history. Because it was so shocking‚ everyone was left asking themselves‚ “Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?” Many things led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor but some of the most important events were that the U.S. put an embargo on oil to Japan‚ they expanded
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Attack on Pearl Harbor How did the Attack on Pearl Harbor impact upon the course and outcomes of WW2 locally and globally? At 7:48am‚ on the 7th of December‚ 1941‚ 353 Imperial Japanese aircraft attacked the American base located on the south side of Hawaii. The unexpected attack on America‚ lasting for two hours‚ resulted in all eight U.S. Navy battleships damaged‚ with four sunk. More than 2‚000 American soldiers and civilians were killed‚ with more than 1‚000 others injured. The attack was intended
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action figures‚ war is violent. It causes destruction‚ tragedy‚ and loss. Hiroshima was one of the most catastrophic events that took place in history. No one knew what was happening or what to do‚ since this was the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. Some say that Hiroshima could have started the cold war. The ethics of war take their place here. People have asked about Hiroshima and the Just War Theory. They ask if Hiroshima was justified‚ or if it wasn’t and Americans
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Elicia Esquivel January 23‚ 2013 History Journal 3 Do you think that Americans problematic racial history affected the decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? I do believe that the racial history had an influence in the decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; I think this because America had built up tensions and anger. Their way to release these tensions was to drop the bombs and in their minds at that moment they truly believed that it was the correct response
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