Approximately 70,000 people died immediately in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. Another 70,000 died over the course of 5 years from radiation poisoning (Rosenberg, Jennifer. "The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”). All of those people were innocent civilians. They lost not only their life, but also their rights; specifically their right to life. The right to life is the human rights issue in the novel but it also affects the United States, since the United States has to follow that law, and Japan, since Japan lost over 140,000 people in the bombing.
To begin with, the human rights issue in my novel was the right to life and the right to life relates to real-life issues. The reason why the human rights issue in my novel is the right to life is because, in the novel, it states that over 60,000 Japanese men, women and children were killed from the atomic bomb. All of those people were innocent civilians. They all
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The United States not only created the atomic bomb, but also dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The atomic bomb killed thousands of Japanese people. All of those people were innocent and lost their lives along with their right to life. That is not the only way the human rights issue in my novel affects the United States. Since the United States is a member of the United Nations and agreed to obey the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United States violated article three and article thirty of the declaration. Article three gives people the right to life and article thirty backs up all of the rights in the declaration, including article three ("The Universal Declaration of Human Rights."). The United States created the atomic bomb and killed about 140,000 innocent Japanese civilians. The United States not only killed them, but also took away their right to life; therefore, violating article three and article thirty of the Universal Declaration of Human
In the midst of World War II, August 1945, the United States unleashed the first ever atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The usage of the atomic bomb was effective, but at the same time devastating and unnecessary. The United States should not have dropped the atomic bomb because it maimed countless of Japanese civilians, caused radiation poisoning whose effects impacted future generations, left both cities in ruins, left citizens homeless, and it was absolutely unmoral for the United States to have created such havoc and chaos in these two cities. Being there on the day Hiroshima was struck by the atomic bomb, junior high student,
The human rights issue that is present in the novel Hiroshima by John Hersey is the endangerment of the citizens of Hiroshima, Japan; thousands of innocent citizens were injured or had died as a result of poor protection from the government. Many years after the bomb had gone off in Hiroshima the survivors finally began to speak up about the perils they had to face on their own. “On its second day, a number of hibakusha tearfully testified to the government’s
Intense moral justification was needed in order to make the decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki however, President Truman was ultimately the man who made the final decision to launch ‘Little Boy’ and destroy Hiroshima, Nagasaki and their civilians, thus forcing an end to the war. Although there were many alternatives presented to President Truman, it is unknown as to whether they would have actually succeeded in ending the war or producing less casualties. Truman made the decision to drop these bombs in the heat of war but his justification of having a military target appeared extremely unrealistic, as both cities were full of innocent civilians. The morality of the bombs have been debated over the years, however the publication of the actual damage to civilian life caused a strong voice opposed to the usage in the 60 years following the action.
The Manhattan Project originally began as part of the nuclear arms race at the beginning of World War II, despite the fact that the United States had not entered the war at the time. It wasn’t until after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 that the U.S. had officially declared war on Germany and Japan. After Germany had agreed to an unconditional surrender, therefore ending the war in Europe, the U.S. was still at war with Japan and the U.S, hesitant to risk more American lives, made the difficult decision to drop the atomic bomb over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both bombings resulted in the instant deaths of about 135,000 people and affecting thousands more in ways that could not have been predicted. The bombing of Hiroshima was necessary to save American lives and in bringing an end to the war, however, the second bombing of Nagasaki was unnecessary though there are many arguments to counter otherwise.
With multiple chances from the United States to surrender in the war and rejecting each one, the Japanese set themselves up for disaster. On August 6, 1945 the course of history was changed. Two atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima, and three days later, August 9, 1945, on Nagasaki that ended World War II. Japan had already been a defeated nation from conventional bombs and World War II. Many innocent lives were lost, psychological scars were left on the lives of the bomb survivors, and thus many lives were changed forever. The atomic bombings caused many people to have genetic effects due to the radiation from the bombs. Revisionists have said the US used the bombs to blackmail the Soviet Union. The
American knew the consequences of the atomic bomb,in fact a lot were the politics and scientists that didn’t agree about the use of this weapon.
At about eight A.M on August sixth, 1945 the Japanese city Hiroshima was destroyed by the deployment of the first nuclear weapon, nicknamed “Little Boy.” Soon after, at about eleven A.M the following day, a second bomb was dropped, called “Fat Man” on Nagasaki. Together, these bombings caused massive destruction. The death total was well near 220, 000. Only portions of these deaths were from the days of the bombings, with an equal number occurring later in the year from exposure to radiation. More have died since from leukemia.
In my opinion, the US was justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Firstly, the Japanese were not innocent because Japan already killed over 2,000 people at Pearl Harbor, they attacked without any warning which resulted encouraging the US to join WW2. In addition, the US did nothing to provoke the Japanese. The Japanese need to experience the horrors they’ve done to others. Secondly, The US tried to persuade the Japanese to surrender but they could never give in because the Japanese honor system taught that death was preferable than surrender, and Japanese people believed that it was a disgrace to do so. Additionally, they wanted to establish the survival
On August 6, 1945, the war in Europe was over and both the U.S. and Russia were concentrating on defeating Japan. When the U.S. decided to use the atomic bomb, 68 major cities in Japan had already been devastated by airstrikes. It was hoped that the bombing of Hiroshima with an atomic weapon would cause Japan to finally surrender unconditionally. That did not happen. Three days later on Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki was bombed with the second atomic bomb. Japan surrendered unconditionally Aug 14, 1945. The United States had already been bombing Japan for years with a net effect worse than the outcome of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but Japan did not show any signs of surrendering. Why did the United States believe that it was justified to drop an atomic bomb that would kill tens of thousands of Japanese civilians? There are a few well documented reasons why the U.S. felt they had to drop the atomic bombs on Japan. The leading thoughts were that the U.S. wanted to end the war as quickly as possible with the added benefit of preventing Russia from gaining territory in Japan. It would also prevent the need for an all out assault on Japan, thereby preventing American casualties while demonstrating to Russia that the U.S.’s nuclear capabilities were in fact real.
August 15, 1945, Japan announces its surrender to the Allies almost one week after being hit with two atomic bombs. On August 6, 1945 during World War II an American B-29 bomber dropped the world 's first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city Hiroshima, wiping out 90 percent of the city and killing 80,000 people immediately. Three days later a second B-29 dropped another atomic bomb on the Japanese city Nagasaki, killing around 40,000 people. (The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) The Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombings were necessary because it played a vital role in Japan’s surrender to the Allies by inflicting severe damage and fear to Japan.
The atomic bombing of Japan was an unjustified decision that many considered was inhumane. Through the use of atomic bombs, many innocents were harmed in one way or another. Berger described the atomic bombing of Hiroshima as "a terrorist act" and that it was "evil". While Berger 's argument was extreme, the U.S. still remains unjustified because they did not know exactly how much damage the bomb would actually cause. Bombing Japan, the U.S. harmed thousands of civilians and displayed the effectiveness of the atomic bomb despite having other options to end the war.
Fearful cries spread through the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the atomic bombs were dropped. Thousands of people were killed instantly, with the rest left critically injured. Eventually, it was measured that 135,000 people were killed as a result of these bombs. We know that many people were killed. But how and why were the atomic bombs created? Who decided to use them? These questions all contribute to the fact that the atomic bombs impacted the world greatly.
On the 6th of August 1945 America dropped the atomic bomb by the name of ‘Little Boy’ dropped by the plane ‘Enola Gay’ on the Japanese city, Hiroshima. Three days later on the 9th of August America dropped another bombed called, ‘Fat Man’ on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. A surrender was received and accepted by America on the 15th of August and the war against Japan had ended. Harry S. Truman, the man responsible for dropping the bombs claims it ended the war more efficiently and was in fact the best option but many suspicions arose as news from Japan came to light and the utter destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was revealed. It was never formally called a war crime but it should have been.
Would you kill a thousand to save millions? Well the drastic actions taken by the United States did save millions. There were two actions that had to occur to save the millions and end the war, the dropping of the two atomic bombs being the first of their kind were to be the most powerful bomb ever invented using atomic and nuclear forces so create it and packed over 20,000 tons of TNT and was about ten feet long. The bomber that transported and dropped them was called the 'Enola Gay’. The two Japanese cities’ that were struck by such creations were Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In this essay I will be discussing on how the actions taken by the United States of America were completely justified in dropping the two bombs as is established a future power image, saved millions, ended the war and ended the axis of evil.
Though Hiroshima 's bombing was a terrible disaster, it undoubtedly brought the Japanese community together. The terror was undeniable, yet through the destruction people sacrificed themselves to save others. In the novel Hiroshima, written by John Hersey, even though many of the main characters are injured, they still stop to help others. The acknowledgement of others pain and suffering and developing empathy and sympathy for them, having the strength to give up your desires for a moment, having respect for yourself and others are qualities of humans that compel them to help others even if there is nothing to gain. It is only when we put faith in ourselves and others that we truly help others.