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The Dropping of the Little Boy and Fat Man

What do we know about the bombs dropped by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan? The Manhattan Project, Little Boy, and Fat Man, they sound like something straight out of Hollywood, but in fact they are straight out of our history books. They are all part of the events that led to World War II. Most people think it all started when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor causing the United States to enter World War II. That was in December of 1941, but it really started way before that. There were many events that led up to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. One of the events had to do with science. I did my last research report on Albert Einstein, and while researching …show more content…

There were numerous casualties on all sides. All countries involved were becoming weary and frustrated. In 1945 President Roosevelt died and Harry Truman became president of the United States. Truman was well thought of by the American people. He was said to be very decisive and to have a lot of common sense, but he was coming in on a war already in progress and was not sure how to proceed. He was appalled by the number of Americans that had already lost their lives and he supported a quick end to the war. Truman attended the Potsdam Conference where he met with other world leaders such as Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill. While he was in the meeting, he received word that the atomic bomb had been tested in the desert of New Mexico and that the test had been a huge success. Based on the information about the atomic bomb, the committee issued the Potsdam Declaration which stated the Japanese must “surrender unconditionally or there will be total destruction.” The Japanese ignored the declaration.
In late May, 1945, Germany surrendered, but the war with Japan was still going on. Reports state that an invasion of Japan was being planned. Japan knew the Allies were planning to invade, but they refused to surrender. It was considered dishonorable in their culture. The use of the bomb was supported by most Americans. They had heard of the kamikaze attacks and the devastating casualties in Okinawa and Iwo Jima. The people of America were ready for the war to be over. Newspapers were printing pictures of American POWs being beheaded by Japanese

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During harry S. Truman's presidency he was faced with one of the most world altering decisions in the war against japan. The use of atomic weapons would set an example of the united states of america’s military strength,power and knowledge of a very destructive technology. It was necessary for president Truman to drop the atomic bomb on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for these reasons. American soilders were tired from the four years of fighting and a surrender from Japan was not in sight.. In (Doc L) it says the bomb saved more lives than killed people in the end, President Truman needed to retaliate for their attack on Pearl Harbor and the bomb would just end the war more quicker.

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After Pearl Harbor, Japan won many battles, but their success would end after the Battle of Midway when Japan had been destroyed beyond repair. So, as the United States kept fighting smaller islands to get to Japan's main island, it got very hard so they decided to use their secret weapon, the atomic bomb. A project, known as the Manhattan project, was creating a bomb so powerful it could wipe out cities. So, the United States used the “ Fat Man “ on Nagasaki, and the “ Little Boy “ on Hiroshima. The atomic bomb was a success and killed about 145,000 people in both cities.

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On July 26, 1945, an ultimatum known as the Potsdam Declaration was announced at the Potsdam Conference. This offer was created by the United States, China, and Great Britain and it called “for the unconditional surrender of Japan”(Encyclopedia Britannica). The Japanese Prime Minister at the time, Kantarō Suzuki, replied with “mokusatsu.” The translation was continuously disputed so no one is exactly sure what was said. President Harry S. Truman interpreted Suzuki’s response as a refusal to the surrender, so on August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, being in office from 1945 to 1953. Truman demonstrates uses of both expressed and inherent powers throughout his presidency. During the years of his first administration, Truman attended the Potsdam Conference alongside Churchill and Stalin to discuss post-war matters regarding the decision to split up Germany. Throughout this time period of war filled with tension among nations, Truman approved the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan in efforts to end the war in the Pacific and prevent any possible future casualties that Japan may inflict on the United States. The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, and the second was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9.

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They declared it unnecessary and were saddened by it. General Dwight Eisenhower even said, “It wasn't necessary to hit them with that awful thing.” A majority of them felt this way due to the fact that Japan had already been essentially defeated by the time the bombs were dropped. Japan was running out of natural resources and their military was at it wit’s end.

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World War II has been going on for 10 years and for the war to be over Japan or the Allied Powers would have to surrender. The United States and the Soviet Union were super powers with tension that stayed beneath the surface for the duration of the war. The two were in a race to invent and use the first atomic war head. After ten years of war the conditions of Japan were poor and not likely to withstand much more conflict. Yet on December 7, 1941 the Japanese bombed an American naval base in Hawaii.

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The United States and Japan fought in World War II during 1941 to 1945. Japan planned to expand their land and gain resources- which led them to invade China whom was an ally of the U.S. In result, the United States cut off the supply of oil to Japan. On December 7th 1941, Japan’s air force did a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor because that is where their military base is located.

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Japan was already going to surrender, but they wanted surrender terms that they would find acceptable (Walker). They had problems within their country such as starvation. Britain and the United States had knowledge that when Russia entered the war, they were close to accepting surrender terms (Alperovitz). One might argue the bomb was unnecessary and we should have waited a longer amount of time to give Japan time to make their decision. The United States rushed the droppings of the two bombs on August 6th and 9th (Alperovitz).

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