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Short note on hiroshima and nagasaki
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Chase Nagel Mrs. Kilker College U.S. History II April 10, 2024 Atomic Bomb Controversy Yes, Harry Truman should have dropped the atomic bombs. The dropping of the atomic bombs was revenge for what Japan had done during the war. Japan had slyly attacked Pearl Harbor by air strike, therefore, it was fair for America to do the same. Throughout the war, Japan also committed numerous war crimes on surrounding countries.
About 215,000 people died in the immediate aftermath of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. Radiation sickness and cancers caused by the nuclear blasts would kill tens of thousands more in the months and years that followed, Because of all of the radiation in the atomic bomb whether you were hit with it and survived or you weren't, the radiation is poisonous to the human body so most either got sick and died or some survived but we're left with something in their bodies being defective. “ Some of the stories are as tragic as they are remarkable. Yukio Yoshioka, who, aged 15 at the time, was 1.2km away from the blast's epicenter, had his molecular structure altered. The radiation modified my DNA and destroyed my reproductive system," he said.
To begin, these bombings were unjustified based on the moral principles the United States broke. In Document D, readers are told one survivor’s experience the day of the Hiroshima attack and the hysteria the bomb caused. The survivor confirms the dangerous smoke, dust, and debris in the air and the suffering residents went through. These bombs caused pregnant women to birth babies with birth defects, radiation exposure, and an increase in cancer rates in the nation (Counting the Dead). In Document G, the Commander of the U.S. Army Air Force at the time discusses other effects the bombs caused, like hundreds of thousands of deaths, a greater number of wounded
The effects of an atomic bomb are major. As shown in Document 7 displaying images of children and families saddened and injured after the attack, we can get a better sense of just how destructive the bomb was. Towns that were full of innocent children and women were destroyed along with the infrastructure and advancements that the city had made. The destruction caused by the atomic bomb was not justifiable as there were no soldiers there. Document 6 supports this when it says “ Hiroshima was no longer a city but a burned-over prairie.
On August 6,1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki were attacked by atomic bombs that were dropped by the U.S Military. Over 200,000 people were killed. The United States used the bomb to end the war with Japan, which began in 1941 when Japan launched an unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor. Many people believe that dropping the atomic bombs was the right thing to do because if they did not use it, there would be four more years of fighting and hundreds of thousands more US soldiers would have died because the Japanese refused to surrender.
In the twentieth century, the United States dropped two atomic bombs, which were the most powerful weapons at that time, on Japan. It happened on August 6 and August 9, 1945. The atomic bombs killed 226,000 Japanese and ended the war. However, America should not have dropped the atomic bombs for two reasons. First, it was not necessary to drop the bomb to win the war militarily or to get the Japanese to surrender.
On the date August 6, 1945, the world's first nuclear weapon harnessed in battle was successfully used against the Japanese on a prospering city called Hiroshima. The bomb was so powerful, that it had over 20,000 pounds of TNT, which was enough to wipe out about 45,000 casualties instantly, and causing the death of more than 19,000 within four months of the date of the dropping. In addition, about 14,000 were found to be missing. The American decision was to drop the bomb, which was called the "Little Boy." "While Japan was still trying to comprehend this devastation three days later, the United States struck again, this time, on Nagasaki".
We, the United States, entered this war on December 7, 1941, 4 years ago. Since then, we have been through a lot together as a country. The United States army defended our values of freedom and liberty in the Pacific, halting the progress of the Japanese at Iwo Jima. Our brave soldiers defended our values of democracy and equality at Stalingrad, ending the Nazi rampage in Europe. Our war strategy as part of the Allied forces so far was to target the Communist forces in Europe.
In August 1945, during the final stage of the Second World War, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings, which killed at least 129,000 people, remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history. After this horrific event, other super power countries were struck in fear of what the United States were capable of so they decided to have their own. Therefore eventually each power country had their own nuclear weapon. Its pretty much like a Mexican standoff.
"Nobody actually wants to cause the destruction we caused, but it was through a necessity rather than a wanton type of destruction. It was something that had to be done…” was said by Sergeant Robert H. Shumard, the assistant flight engineer of the Enola Gay. Shumard dropped the bomb Little Boy, so he was able to see the damage done to the city of Hiroshima. When he says this, he is meaning that they did not want to destroy the city or cause the deaths of so many innocent people, they thought it was something that had to be done in ending the war. President Truman was not in office for very long before he had to make a huge decision for the nation.
President Harry S. Truman on August 6, 1945 released a statement in regard to America’s use of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima, Japan. Seventeen years later President John F. Kennedy gave a speech regarding the Cuban missile crisis. Both events were very high-pressure situations for the United States and the Presidents that were in office at the time. On August 6th 1945, President Truman authorized the use of the first even made atomic bomb to strike at Japan, after the bomb was dropped, President Truman released a statement addressing the country.
There is high controversy over whether or not it was acceptable for the United States to use the atomic bomb, in my opinion I feel as though it was our right to use it, but not in this situation. Many people would agree or disagree with this statement, and yet some would still have other opinions. There is no right or wrong opinion, but some have better intentions than others. Was it acceptable for the United States to use the atomic bomb? I believe that it was, but maybe the world just wasn’t ready for something that held that much power.
As all the world has known, the biggest atomic bomb in warfare history by the end of World War 2 is the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima that hit on August 9th, 1945 by the direct order of our 33rd president of The United States Of America; Harry S. Truman. He thought this bomb would bring a close ending of the war (World War 2) and it definitely did but it was too much to handle afterwards when it hit. There was no choice for Truman because there was no other way to bring the war into a close. It was the last call, but they didn’t realize that after they released the bomb, it was hard to decide whether it was a mistake or the right decision. The bomb killed innocent people of 199,000 (plus more).
In the 17th century, Roman and Greek ideology was triumphed due to several conflicts with the catholic church. The catholic church provided its own set of beliefs and anyone who deemed different was morally wrong. Priests were receiving money by promising people a place in heaven. Therefore, priests were known to be tremendously corrupt. As a result of their corruptive manners, the 95 thesis provided by Martin Luther along with the uprising of the middle class convinced people to expose themselves to different religious beliefs.
The dropping of the atomic bombs on World War II on the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a very important part of World War II. The atomic bomb ended the war between America and Japan. This was just one of the important events during the battle in World War II. The Battle at Pearl Harbor, where the Japanese attacked U.S. soil was also why the americans bombed Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Some believe that the United States was correct in dropping these bombs on Japan because of the attack on Pearl Harbor while others believe that it was very wrong to dropped the bomb.
