Factors, Causes And Effects Of Atomic Bombs

The reason I chose these specific primary sources us because both of the sources provided evidence of an eye witness or information that was present at the time of the atomic bombing. Both sources also provided me with information relating to my questions. The reason I specifically chose my secondary sources was because the secondary source both showed evidence of someone who was not present at the time of occurrence but was constructed based on previous primary sources. These sources were written by historians and gave an alternate point of view after the event happened while bringing into detail questions that may have arisen after further research on the event. This was beneficial to me because I was able to see that other historians had

One of the most controversial and heavily scrutinized issue of the twentieth century was President Harry S. Truman’s decision to unleash atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The motives behind Truman’s actions are shrouded in controversy as top military officials publicly denounced the use of such a disastrous weapon. There is overwhelming evidence supporting both sides of the decision, as historians are split in opinion. The United States had been using conventional bombing to try to push Japan over the edge to surrender, but with countless Japanese civilians loyal to their country, invading Japan proved to be more problematic than first thought. Harry S. Truman made the ultimate decision of dropping the atomic bomb in hopes that it would end the war, but the amount of casualties caused by it has historians questioning if it was morally right, “The bomb was unfortunate, but it was the only means to bring Japan to a surrender,” historian Sadao Asada states (Bomb 9). Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justifiable because they would ultimately lead to the end of the war and would demonstrate U.S. supremacy.

The birth of the Atomic bombs was during WWII, when the nations around the world were fighting against each other, due to disagreements between one another. At the beginning of the war, America was at a stalemate because they did not want to get involved in the war. Even though they were not involved in the war they were helping friendly allies with food supplies and ammunition. And then there was island to the east of the Korean peninsula, also known as Japan, who suddenly decided to send a full blown aerial attack on american territory. In december 7, 1941 Japan launched a full blown attack on Pearl Harbor, an American naval base. This was the turning point of WWII because this spark America to enter into a war. What the enemy did not know, was that the U.S. had a secret under their hands, and that was the weapon that would bring an end the war. An According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. the first Atomic Bomb was build in Los Alamos New Mexico during WWII under the Manhattan Project ("Atomic Bomb." Encyclopaedia Britannica”). But after the bombs were drop the suffering of the Umany people, gave way for the questioning of the actions, some of these questions were : was it the right thing to do, what effect it had in the places that the bomb were dropped, how was America affected before, during, after and the bombs were dropped, what effect did the people had after experiencing the explosion, but the most important

Was it necessary for Truman to drop the Atomic Bombs on Japan in World War II? On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped by a US aircraft on Hiroshima. This atomic bomb was dropped to force Japan into surrender, this bomb alone destroyed Hiroshima and over 90,000 people were instantly killed in the explosion and an additional 100,000 people perished from burns and radiation sickness. On August 9, 1945 only three days later, the second atomic bomb was dropped over Nagasaki resulting in an additional 80,000 casualties of the Japanese population. The people of Japan surrendered on August 14, 1945 soon after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Many people opposed to the use of the atomic bombs because people argued that Truman 's decision to use atomic bombs was a barbaric act of cruelty. People also argued that the US government had other ulterior motives to drop the atomic bomb that were necessary for America 's ideals. Necessary motives like presenting The Soviet Union a strong message for the Soviets to watch their step around America. A conventional way of warfare for Japan 's surrender would have costed many more American lives. Truman and others believed that the atomic bomb was necessary to save American lives but also Japanese lives. These actions from President Truman marked the end of the most destructive war in history. The two sources that will used and evaluated in this paper are is The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb by Dennis D. Wainstock (1996)

To fully examine the factors that led to the United States to drop an atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki, one can look at the event as a result of two major decisions. The first decision concerned the use of newly developed nuclear weapons in lieu of other military techniques to secure a timely Japanese surrender. The second decision was to use several of these weapons instead of only one. Although the Truman administration displayed little hesitation or ambivalence over the decision to use atomic weapons (Walker, 51), it is important to examine what factors contributed to these swift actions.

In ww2 , the atomic bomb was dropped on japan to put an immediate end to the war and not draw other countries (i.e. the soviet union or china) into fighting combatively against the U.S. As far as foreign relations go, it proved to the world that the U.S was the most powerful country in that time ( superpower) . This also relates to several years later during the cold war. It prompted the Soviet Union to develop their own nuclear warfare. (i.e us comes out with hydrogen bomb and a year later USSR develops one). It's also the first introduction of Nuclear weapons to the world

In history, there are a lot of moments where the biggest decisions are made and everyone is either fully against it or for it. No matter who decides the outcome or who decides what is going to happen, there will always be people there to argue the decision. Key events in time where I believe this style of opinions are when the United States dropped the Atomic bombs in Japan. There are a lot of arguments back then and still today that are questioning the necessity of the use of atomic bombs by the United States. Though anyone who knows history should agree with the opinion I stand for. I believe that the use of the atomic bomb was necessary for the United States in ending the war.

In August of 1945, President Truman made an important decision to drop two atomic bombs days apart in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I completely agree with President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on the two Japanese cities because I believe it is the main reason that ended World War II. Being from Malaysia, my grandparents often told me stories of their sufferings during World War II. As Singapore’s former Prime Minister concurred, the Japanese soldiers were mean, brutal and vicious towards the civilians, and if the atomic bombs were not dropped to end the war, hundreds of thousands of civilians would have been perished. Another reason I support the use of atomic bombs to end the war is because World War II has the most war-related deaths in history of mankind, if the war were to continue, more people would have died and Japan will rise and hold the most power in the world. Many minority Asian countries that were invaded would lose their culture, language and citizens, and hence the world might be different today.

Next, I would like to talk about how the atomic bombs completely shattered Japanese view of their culture. I interviewed my grandmother who lived 50 miles away from Nagasaki. During this time, many Japanese people believed dying meant honor and devoting their lives to the Emperor. When she was young schoolgirl, her and other classmates were expected to recite the “Military Song” to instill the patriotic spirit of the Japanese. Every day, the neighbors continuously travel by boat to Nagasaki for work normally, until the day the world heard about the Hiroshima atomic bomb. People viewed Japan as indestructible and that was shattered after the bomb was released again, hitting Nagasaki. The information traveled from word of mouth. Although, she

The biggest and most obvious unifying theme was the unusual and unnatural power of the bomb. When the bomb first exploded it caused widespread damage to buildings thousands of feet away. It also caused many flammable objects to ignite which caused immense fires. The bomb also caused many people to become sick and lose their hair weeks and even years after the atomic bomb went off.

We have all made bad decisions without thinking first about the consequences that it will have on others an example of one is when we agreed to the atomic bombing of Japan.We have a moral duty to consider all options before making a big decision about ours and others futures so that we are not hated based on one bad choice.

My three main topics are what dangerous things are made out of the Atomic Bomb and my second interesting topic is the U.S. Americans dropped the Atomic Bomb on the Nagasaki. And my third topic would be what were the long term effects that the people suffered for the the explosive Atomic Bomb.

Imagine yourself in your office at Nicholls reading this paper. Then all of a sudden, BOOM! A bomb hit right there in Nicholls Quad. But then again, you wouldn’t know a bomb had dropped because you would be dead already. You would have been too close to the bomb explosion and would have just disappeared. Even though the novel Black Rain depicts Shigematsu and Yasuko as the main characters, the bomb is really what made this book. Without the atomic bomb, Shigematsu and Yasuko wouldn’t have anything this devastating to write about. That’s why I believe the bomb is the main character that generated many questions from people all over the world. Many people wonder why the United States dropped the bomb and if it was even necessary.

On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 am America released an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima in Japan, (Hersey 1). This action was done to put an end to World War II, and bring the soldiers of America back home. For many Americans, the dropping of the bomb meant nothing but to do what had to be done.The end results were not taken into account because there was no way to know what could happen when using new technology, (Okazaki). The results of the atomic bomb alone had a casualty rate of about 135,000 people, of that 66,000 died and 69,000 were injured, (The Atomic Bombings). Prior to the atomic bomb, Japan had already lost their a majority of their defense, only had their navy left and was nearly destroyed. From data, we were able to find out an equivalent to “‘that bomb had more power than two thousands tons of TNT,’” (Hersey 49). The excessive amount of power did not help to solve anything, it only created a race for nuclear power, (The Cold War). The dropping of the Atomic bomb was an inhumane use of power and all countries should destroy the use of atomic power because it does not single out the enemies from Japan, but it also affects Japan’s civilians in that area innocent or not.

In what ways and to what extent did, America’s atomic bomb have an effect, as well as fulfill its purpose?