The Bombing of Hiroshima The bombing of Hiroshima was the right thing to do due to the military lives that were going to be lost if the bomb did not get dropped, America also wanted to impress Russia or intimidate them by dropping it and the president saw this opportunity to make japan surrender as well. This all supports the main point on why it was the right thing to do but many to all Japanese say otherwise Lots of soldiers lost their lives because of the conflict with japan, in document B, it states,”123,000 Japanese and Americans killed each other”. Paul Fussell, a WWII soldier also stated, ”war is immoral, war is cruel”. This is speaking for all the soldiers in the war or most of them, this also means that he doesn’t like war and it would
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.
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.
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.
The chilling bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a hotly debated subject for many in the US because of the devastation they left behind. Two contrasting beliefs arose during the debate: Gar Alperovitz and Herbert Feis, where two historians argued for the opposing sides. Gar Alperoviz argued that there was no justification for killing the lives of pedestrians, and Herbert feis disagreed, saying that it was unavoidable and ended up saving more lives than it ended. Though both sides make pretty solid points, Gar Alperoviz’s argument is more morally and legally sensible. Alperov was a historian, economist, and a founder of the Harvard institute.
"We're at war with Japan. We were attacked by Japan. Do you want to kill Japanese, or would you rather have Americans killed? " (Adams 414). This quote by General Curtis LeMay, of the United States Military, was the question that all American's deeply considered before dropping the very first atomic bomb on Japan.
By 1945, those involved in the Second World War were exhausted. There had been millions of casualties, millions were still suffering and countries were in turmoil. After six years of war, those involved were ready for it to be over. By the end of 1944 the Axis had collapsed. Once Germany unconditionally surrendered on May 8, 1945, the Allies were hoping Japan would surrender too.
The atomic bomb was a terrible thing. It killed 150,000 in Hiroshima and 75,000 in Nagasaki, plus many survivors became horribly disfigured from the intensive heat, and death from radiation is uncertain it may not kill the victims for days, weeks, months, or even years. (Although the bomb did save the USA from sending foot soldier to Japan, the Japanese were ready to surrender on terms that they can keep their empire and we had no need to use it). Japan was the first to feel the destructive power of the atomic bomb. Killing a quarter of a million people and costing two billion dollars of war replenish.
For my final paper, I would like to discuss both the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the bombing of Pearl Harbor from the perspectives of the United States and the Japanese to see if one was more successful than the other. I will go about this by examining both primary and secondary sources that discuss various aspects of each event. These aspects would include the goal of the attacker (United States for Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan for Pearl Harbor), how well each bombing was actually executed by the attacker, and then what effects the bombing had on the receiving country, which could include immediate effects such as deaths and destruction, as well as long-term effects such as radiation. This last part would also include if the
Albert Einstein once said, “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” War is continuously devastating but World War II revealed to humanity how horrific conflict can really become. With technology rapidly advancing and military expenditure higher than ever, Einstein could be very well correct in his assertion. The two primary sources that were provided are about the Tokyo fire raids and the usage of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. On the night of March 9, 1945, the firebombing of Tokyo began.
Humans don’t learn from their mistakes of torture. The bombing of Hiroshima was not only a moving event in history it can also feel overlooked. As big as the bombing was Hiroshima perhaps didn’t move people enough so that people might stop the bombing seeing how it affected so many people’s lives economically and emotionally. John Hersey wrote of the nuclear testing in different countries to show that people don’t learn from their mistakes and normalized bombings.
Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki During the Second World War the battle for the power of other countries was hard, because some countries got allies and they help the affected or when the allied country is under attack and one of the most affected country was japan, japan’s story was one of the most catastrophic because japan was bombed two times by american soldiers with two atomic bombs that destroy most parts of japan. Bombing of Hiroshima And Nagasaki On August 6, 1945 during the World War an american bomber dropped the first atomic bomb on the japanese city of hiroshima. The explosion destroy 90% of the city and immediately the bomb kill more 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure that the human body does not support.
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki WWII was a time of tragedy, fear, and loss. An important event that happened during WWII was the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. August 6, 1945, was when an American B-29 bomber dropped the first deadliest bomb in the world over the city of Hiroshima. 90% of the city was destroyed including an estimate of 80,000 people. Three days later, another bomb dropped on the city of Nagasaki killing an additional 40,000 people.
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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View of Hiroshima, August 6, 1945, from the Enola gay.
Educational portal, Mark Pearcy, 2015
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.
