The Manhattan Project: Dropping The Atomic Bomb

“At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, on August 6, 1945, Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima,” (Hersey 832) is the time that the way wars were fought and the way the United States would be seen by the rest of the world changed.
Hiroshima was disastrous for humanity, however it was a breakthrough for science. The effects of radiation on people had never been seen before. Albert Einstein was involved in the atomic bomb process, but never once helped build or develop the science of this. On the United States’ atomic bomb project, The Manhattan Project, was lead scientist Robert J. Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer had done great work for his new country and was grateful to the United States for welcoming

It would be the ever-living threat of a nuclear attack. Dropping the bomb on Hiroshima not only had scientific effects but it also affected why the United States became a peace keeper in the world after the war. History is important for two different reasons; the first being that it is how the world ended up like it did and the second is so that the world nations can learn from their mistakes. The United States would be seen as a peacekeeper, especially in nuclear affairs, because the United States had to deal with the aftermath and the consequences of committing what seemed to be an act of war on humanity. The argument against the United States becoming a peacekeeper is that it was a world superpower, one of the world’s most powerful nations. The United States would gain many enemies from becoming a

World War II was no doubt a total war, involving not only soldiers and military, but also civilians. However, it is told by Japanese people themselves that in school they were being trained to defend the home island with their lives. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain, had said about his home island, “We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on beaches, landing grounds, in fields, in streets and on the hills. We shall never surrender.” If this is the case of a nationalist approach that even the United States would consider, than think of the ‘fight or die’ ideology that had swept across Japan during the Second World War. The atomic bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki are almost always seen as inhumane and a cruel way to end a war. However, it did save many soldiers lives, both American and Japanese. Besides saving lives, it also gave displaced Jewish people a place to belong. A lot of the Jewish people had STEM roots, which means; science, technology, engineering and math. This gave the refugees from Europe an assignment to work on, a form of escapism. The building and science behind the bomb also gave American people more jobs, which is always a good thing. The work of nuclear science would not end after the war like most other tank and airplane building jobs, because after the bomb is dropped the world will see a race in nuclear arms. Overall, the American