ipl-logo

Compare And Contrast Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki

764 Words4 Pages

When soldiers from world war two went off and killed people, most people don't think about where that violence stems from but in a war . The nonfiction articles “The Men Who Pulled the Trigger” and “Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki” shows that people put in bad situations do things that they don't even need to believe in just because it stems from hierarchy and environment and in the book Lord Of The Flies it suggests the same.
The environment and hierarchy surrounding people cause violence. Both texts suggest that violence is caused by hierarchy. One way the story shows this is through the hierarchy they have set up and how different kids act because of their position in the hierarchy. One example of why hierarchy can cause violence in Lotf …show more content…

Lofts also indicate that violence is caused by people's environments. Like when all the boys ganged up on simon. An example of this from the book is ” Simon's body moved out more into the open sea ”page 1544 after they killed Simon and called him the beast. This quote reveals that the boy's environment on the island influences and causes all the violent acts committed on the island. since the environment of fighting for your survival at every second is brutal it has led them to revert to these barbaric actions towards their once peers Similarly the text “Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki” also suggests that violence is caused by the environment. Evidence from the text like “it's estimated roughly 70,000 to 135,000 people died in Hiroshima and 60,000 to 80,000 people died in Nagasaki, both from acute exposure to the blasts and from long-term side effects of radiation. '' -History.com Editors. History.com Editors suggest that the environment causes violence because it shows how dangerous the environment they were fighting in was and since going that far was the only way to stop the war. Overall lord of the flies and the text “The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki” suggest that violence stems from the

Show More
Related
184 Words | 1 Pages

In the United States, it is often taught that the use of nuclear weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the deciding factor for the Japanese to surrender during World War II. However, upon closer inspection that may not be the reason why. For example, by the time both cities were destroyed Japan had already lost dozens of cities to American fire bombs and conventional raids. As a result, the only difference between the cities that were previously burned and Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the type of weapon used. Therefore,the Japanese government was aware and accustomed to loosing cities and large number of civilian lives.

Read More
769 Words | 4 Pages

The United States’ order to drop the pair of nuclear bombs was debated until logical conclusions were presented. The decision to finally deploy the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a diplomatic measure calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union in the post-Second-World-War era. America needed to show that they ruled the world stage, and they needed to make Russia more manageable. In addition, the atomic bomb was not required to win the war, displaying that the United States exploited the war as an excuse to show their force and power to other countries on the world stage.

Read More
1052 Words | 5 Pages

Wilfred Burchett, an Australian Journalist visited the once thriving Japanese city of Hiroshima, just one month after the devastating atomic bomb and did not approve of the devastation it caused. The bomb (little boy) was dropped over the city, killing over 70,000 people and injuring the same number. He was the first correspondent to enter Hiroshima after the bomb was dropped. “I was people in who … are dying … from these effects of bombing … They lost their appetites, their hair fell out … their flesh began rotting away from their bones” (Source A.).

Read More
735 Words | 3 Pages

The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastated the people of these cities. This, however, ended the conflict between the U.S. and Japan, but was it a good idea for the U.S.? Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed, and over one-hundred fifty thousand people were killed in the atomic bombings of Japan. The bombings by the United States were necessary because Japan was a powerful adversary that the United States needed to overcome in order to defeat Germany. They had started World War Two and put the Jewish people and gypsies and people they deemed not good enough for society in concentration camps.

Read More
642 Words | 3 Pages

On the clear mornings of August 6 and 9, 1945, the first atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagaski. Gigantic clouds of ominous dark smoke stained the sky, signaling the end of a seemingly incessant war. Americans and Europeans rejoiced throughout the world; many lives were spared from the brutality of continuing the war. Although this was an extremely hard decision to make and the results were devastating, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a military necessity. To begin, America had already seen how ruthless and cruel the Japanese could be.

Read More
556 Words | 3 Pages

The bomb had killed millions of innocent people, including women and children instead of strictly Japanese troops.

Read More
498 Words | 2 Pages

On August 6th, 1945, The United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing many people. The president at the time, President Truman said that he only wanted to use the bomb in military warfare because it would hurt women and children. The bombing at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was morally incorrect because the Japanese were ready to surrender, it was a crime against humanity, and it affected their physical self. The bombing at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was unsuitable because the Japanese were ready to surrender.

Read More
517 Words | 3 Pages

The deployment of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by President Truman during WWII is a contentious issue still debated today. With an aim to achieve victory over Japan without any further loss of life or military resources, some say that his decision was logical and ultimately successful in accomplishing national goals. However, others regard this act as immoral claiming that such violence could never be justifiable under any circumstance. In support of dropping the atomic bomb, proponents asserted that it was crucial to quickly end the war and avoid further loss of American lives. According to Document 3, Secretary Stimson believed that deploying the bomb was crucial to quickly end the conflict and avoid a land invasion of Japan, which would have caused more American lives to be lost.

Read More
810 Words | 4 Pages

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a very controversial event in history that led to the inevitable end of WWII. Some think that the bomb was necessary to end the war and without it, the war couldn’t end. But others think the bomb was overkill because the Japanese were already on the brink of surrender. Dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had positive and negative effects.

Read More
1028 Words | 5 Pages

During the final stages of World War Two, the United States turned their attention to the Pacific, with the country that had brought them into this deadly battle. In an effort to end a ruthless war with Japan, the United States found itself stuck in a position that would alter the course of the world for years to come. A decision was to be made about using the atomic bomb or invading Japan. By dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States prevented the loss of many American and Japanese lives, and showed the rest of the world the true power of America. After the surrender of Germany, the Allied Powers celebrated their victory, although there was another battle to fight in the Pacific.

Read More
633 Words | 3 Pages

Violence can provoke an individual to be easily manipulated and become evil or uncivilized. For example, “Other problems include high levels of youth unemployment in the Muslim community, the availability of arms and a highly developed communications and transportation network in Belgium” (Burke 2). Because of the low youth unemployment, Belgium is a main target for Muslim terrorists. European countries due to violence against them and inequality bombed Belgium several times because of the corruption of Belgium. As well as in Lord of the Flies the boys killed an innocent because of that fear of the “beast” on the island (Golding 153).

Read More
1021 Words | 5 Pages

The environment one lives and is born in determines and changes how one thinks and acts. This may change the outcome of one's future as well as what one will experience in life. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a group of young boys are sent on a plane that crashes on an island to escape the horrors of World War 2. They all work to survive, but because of the greed for power, they end up fighting amongst themselves and also end up killing other people. Golding suggests that evil is determined by one’s environment as shown by the boy's irrational analysis of the island, need for resources, and lack of authority.

Read More
917 Words | 4 Pages

As humans, we all have evil inside of us. We can choose to express our evil and let it grow stronger or we can maintain composure. The evil inside of us can’t always be maintained. Being isolated, being influenced by others, and human nature sometimes makes it not possible to maintain composure and hold our evil within. The author of the book Lord of the Flies, William Golding, shows readers how the little evil inside of people can be expressed in violent, savagery ways.

Read More
767 Words | 4 Pages

Hobbes claims that humans are violent power seekers which he calls “a war of every man against every man”, but fear a “violent death” (Hobbes Leviathan p.xix); which explains the high homicide rates in

Read More
934 Words | 4 Pages

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.

Read More

More about Compare And Contrast Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki

Related Topics

Open Document