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Examples Of Unnecessary Action In Ww2

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Danielle Massauro
Ms. Tarantino
Modern American History
1/12/23
Unnecessary action

Throughout World War II the tension between the United States and Japan was undeniably strong. The tension between the two greatly increased on December 7th, 1941 when Japanese armies invaded Pearl Harbor and dragged the United States into the war despite the states attempt to remain neutral. After Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor, The United States was now fully involved in the war and was desperate to find a defense mechanism that would help them defeat Japan. Soon, they started the Manhattan project, which was the codename for an American scientist effort to develop an atomic weapon to unleash on Japan. President Harry Truman, who had just recently come into office after the passing of Franklin Roosevelt, was not aware of the creation of the atomic bomb and was surprised with the invention of it. He soon had to go through a series of critical thinking throughout his decision of whether he should use it or not. He had to consider where he would drop it, if he should give warning to Japan before the event, and if he even thought that it was moral. Despite the fact that Japan had provided the United States with …show more content…

Shinji Mikamo, a 19 year old boy who lives in Hiroshima was removing tiles on the top of his roof when the bomb was dropped over the city. Because of his location, Mikamo was only ¾ of a mile away from the epicenter of the bomb, so he was left very unprotected from the harsh impact of the bomb. In an excerpt from Rising from the ashes: A true story of survival and forgiveness from Hiroshima, Mikamo states that after the bomb, “There was only destruction, smoke, and fire” (Document G: Survivor of Hiroshima). The short term effects that the dropping of the bomb had immediately had on the city of Hiroshima was indescribable. Everything on site had collapsed except for steel

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