Disillusion, Defiance, and Discontent (1914-1946)

After the dropping of the second bomb on Nagasaki on August 9 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced the surrender of

In the summer of 1945, the United States made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This was in order to force Japan to surrender due to the fact that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, executed American soldiers, and were willing to fight to the death.

On August 6, 1945, the United states have dropped the atomic bomb on Japan city of Hiroshima and three days after The United States have dropped the second bomb on Japan city of Nagasaki to end World War II. The United States should not have dropped the atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II because it was inhumane, unnecessary, and brutal.

At the time of the United States decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, World War II had been waging for six years. Both Japan and the US had lost tons of supplies and resources, millions of dollars, and thousands of troops. The decision that finally ended the war was taken by the U.S on August 6, 1945, when the American bomber Enola Gay dropped the very first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Three days later, the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, and Japan finally surrendered. However, Japan's surrender was not the intent of the United States when dropping these bombs- this was a diplomatic measure taken by the government to warn the Soviet Union against their growing influence in Europe. Dropping the atomic bombs was an unnecessary decision which cost the lives of over 300,000 innocent people and has detrimentally affected the health of generations to come.

Document 2 describes that the Japanese surrender was not a result of the atomic bombs. The United States had hit 60 cities with their high explosive bombs and made Japan inaccessible to a wide-ranging war. This reveals that the Japanese had no access to a large war because of the raids caused by the Americans. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a way that the Americans got the Japanese to surrender. The United States bombing on Japan was similar to the raids because it killed many people but found a way to make Japan to give up.

During World War Two, two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. On August 6th, 1945, the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Three days later on August 9th, 1945, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Some may say that it was necessary to drop the atomic bombs because it prevented an invasion of Japan, saving the lives of many Americans and Japanese, and it forced Japan to surrender, which benefited everyone. Previous battles such as Pearl Harbor showed people that Japanese soldiers would fight ruthlessly and without surrender.

On August 6th, 1945 the United States military dropped the first atomic bomb as an act of war on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. 3 days later, the second and last to date, atomic bomb was dropped onto Nagasaki, Japan. Under the direction of President Harry Truman, the atomic bombs were dropped in response to the disregarded ultimatum

The United States dropped the atomic bomb after obtaining consent from the United Kingdom. Including the bombing that took place in Nagasaki, a couple of days later, they remain the only use of nuclear weapons in history of welfare. Japan announced its surrender on 15 August 1945, six days after the last bombing took place. The debate of the bombing is still ongoing to this day.

In August 1945, America dropped two Atomic bombs on Japan in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings killed at least 130,000 people and were the first and last use of nuclear weapons in warfare.

dropped single atomic bombs on the Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and

Before the United States dropped the bomb, they allowed Japan a chance to surrender. On July 26, 1945, the allies issued the Potsdam Declaration. This treaty was meant to make Japan surrender without a war. This was a warning that Japan will undergo harsh and utter destruction if they refused the declaration. Two days later Japan stated that they were going to ignore the Potsdam Declaration (“Was the Atomic Bombing”).

The atomic bomb was powerful enough that one of them could cause devastating threats and end the war. Two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan in August 1945. These atomic bombs took away the lives of all 20 million people at one time, and Japan immediately declared surrender in August 15th. During the Second World War, in May 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allies, and the battle is over. But, Japan had showed no signs of surrender to the Allies in the fight against the Philippines. Thus, President of United States decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima to beat the Japan. (854, 863-864,

On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, then on August 9, 1945, the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Japan surrendered on August 14, 1945, ending World War II. It is estimated that 200,000 lives were taken in both of the bombings. Prior to these bombings, during the Potsdam Declaration, Truman advised Japan that they would face “prompt and utter destruction” if they did not surrender. ( Miller Center, 2016 ) 1. ( The White House, 2016 ) 2

The Americans continued to fight back at the Japanese by attacking the two islands Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The Japanese honored their country so much that the soldiers never gave up and would not surrender. On July 25, 1945, President Truman ordered his troops to drop atomic bombs on Japan to bring the war to an end. The bomb “Little Boy” was dropped

Modernism is the heartbeat of culture, or as Clement Greenberg (1992:754) states, modernism involves of what “is truly alive in our culture” and it includes more than just art and literature. Western civilization began to interrogate their foundations and progressed into a self-critical society (Greenberg 1992:754). This notion began with the theories of the philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804); he criticized the means itself of criticism (Greenberg 1992:754). Therefore, Greenberg (1992:754) perceived Kant as the first real Modernist.