29th May 2018 Why the Atomic Bombs were Justified? it was August 6th‚ 1945 when the first atomic bomb ever to be used in warfare was used‚ and not three days later‚ another atomic bomb was dropped. These bombs were named Little Boy and Fat Man‚ and they were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ respectively. The destruction caused by the bombs was immense‚ and it has been debated for years whether the Americans were in the right when dropping these two bombs on Japan. A review of the
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Lesser Of Two Evils: Why the Atomic Bomb Was Justified As history has progressed‚ Man has always looked back and debated why certain actions occurred and whether or not such measures should have been taken. Though numerous such arguments take place‚ one of the most debated issues is that of the dropping of the atomic bomb at the end of World War Two. Critics of the atomic bomb argue that far too many people were killed through the United States ’ use of the bomb‚ they state that other means were
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Were the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki necessary to save allied lives and to end Japan’s threat to world peace? Did the resulting loss of life cost more than a deadly invasion of the Japanese mainland? In August 1945‚ the first dropping of atomic bombs in civilian areas of Japan killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people. Immediately following those bombings‚ Japan surrendered to the United States. The following essay summarizes the defense of the atomic bomb and its use‚ the arguments
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Was The Use Of The Atomic Bomb Justifiable? "The use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender..." Admiral William D. Leahy (Alperovitz‚The Decision To Use The Atomic Bomb‚ date of publication unknown) There have been many issues involved with the use of the atomic bomb because of the high cost of lives‚ and that it was considered to be immoral and unethical. However it
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they think the United States was justified in bombing Japan. But was Osama in Laden justified in orchestrating 9/11? No one in their right mind would support the killing of innocent civilians on 9/11 on the basis of the argument that Osama Bin Laden and his cohort wanted to end the war between radical Islam and the U.S. So why is it acceptable for the U.S. to have incinerated tens of thousands of civilian men‚ women‚ children and babies to end the War‚ when there was a military alternative? The U
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heated debate in terms of whether the decision was morally correct and justified. Historians have analyzed and presented many arguments. In this short essay‚ I will attempt to expand on how historians feel about the decision by Truman to use atomic bombs. The revisionists bring into perspective and question the motivations of Harry Truman claiming he had more on his agenda than just the war. In my opinion‚ the decision to use atomic bombs was somewhat justified because if looked at statistically‚ the death
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On August 6‚ 1945‚ the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. The United States was justified to do this because of the unprovoked attack and bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ which occurred three years prior to the bombing of Hiroshima‚ and it was necessary to stop the war because it saved thousands of American lives. Until then‚ the fight had never been on United States soil. The innocent civilians of Japan did not have to worry about being killed on their land until
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The Atomic Bomb: Beneficial or Disastrous? Was dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II the most affective action that the United States could have taken? In the American eyes it was a good punishment on Japan in response to the Pearl Harbor attacks on December 7‚ 1941. The way the Japanese leaders launched the fighter planes that came in a destroyed many U.S. naval ships and took thousands lives‚ including soldiers and innocent bystanders‚ was a completely immoral
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In 1939‚ a vision was put into motion with the creation of the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb was going to be the answer to the end of World War II and the final factor that would solidify the United States as a true superpower. With the creation of the atomic bomb‚ no one would stand in the way of the United States. The United States became the "New Rome‚" and with the power of the Atomic Bomb behind them‚ no other nation stood in their way. "My God‚ what have we done?" - Robert Lewis‚ the co-pilot
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Dropping the Atomic Bomb: Was it really necessary? 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
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