The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki On the 6th and 9th of August, 1945, nearing the end of WWII, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombs were some of the first atomic weaponry to be used. The bombs were equivalent to over 20,000 tons of TNT, and wiped out the two cities, killing tens of thousands of people, and wounded just as many. The first bomb hit Hiroshima on the 6th of August, directly above a hospital, which was considered ground
The US was justified to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki During world war two, the Imperial Japanese army forced an estimated 200,000 women into sexual slavery. This is just one of the many atrocities committed by Japan during world war two. Even though many say that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were inhumane, the US was completely justified because the future casualties were minimized and Japan and its allies committed atrocious war crimes. Body 1 The solution chosen resulted in the
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were only a few days apart from each other and before they dropped the atomic bombs on those two cities, airplanes flew by and dropped leaflets warning the people of Japan warning them to evacuate the cities. The leaflets warned the people of Japan that they have the most destructive weapon possessed by man and the only reason they are forced to use said bombs is because Japan’s military leaders will not surrender to the United States (“WGBH”). While people believe
The pressing question still lingers: Was the United States justified in using the Atomic Bomb against Japan during WWII? World War II stands as the bloodiest and deadliest war of all time. It involved more than thirty countries and resulted in over fifty million civilian and military deaths. It lasted six years, beginning with Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland in 1939. As the Allied Powers (mainly the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union) and the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) were
dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. One of the more intriguing differing of opinions came from the people behind the bombs themselves: the key scientists who created the bombs and the politicians and military personnel who were active in dropping the bomb. The scientists involved through the various stages of the project (such as Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard) expressed remorse that they created such a weapon and did not believe the use of it was justified. However he people who dropped
Atomic Bomb Essay In 1945, World War Two was coming to an end. Following Adolf Hitler’s suicide, and Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 7, 1945, the war in Europe was finally over. The allies began began postwar planning for future, as well as establishment of post-war order and peace treaties issues. America’s war wasn’t done yet as they were still fighting Japan, eventually pushing them back to their main island
August 1945, America dropped the first ever atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, the second and last atomic bomb ever used was dropped again by the U.S.A. on Nagasaki in Japan. Since these events, there has been great controversy over the necessity of using such extreme measures to wipe out whole cities, which resulted in numerous disastrous short-and-long-term effects. Throughout this essay, both sides of this argument will be considered and examined. To begin with, there
History 6 March 2017 Atomic Bomb Essay On December 7, 1941, the United States was unexpectedly attacked by Japan, now known as the Attack on Pearl Harbor. In retaliation to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S President Harry S. Truman ordered the use of atomic weapons on Japan to help fight the war. In my opinion, the decision to drop atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was justified. One reason that the decision to drop the atomic bombs was justified is because the United States wanted
my body get warm and then I saw everything flying around,” according to a survivor of the the atomic bomb, Fat Man, in in the city of Nagasaki. In this essay I will provide information over Fat Man’s composition, logistics, and its affect on Nagasaki. Fat Man was dropped upon the city of Nagasaki on August 9th, 1945, three days after Little Boy had bombed Hiroshima, and Fat Man detonated, flashing the life out of 40,000 citizens and injuring 25,000, destroying a military base, and blowing up its industrial
World War 2 Essay World War 2 was already deadly enough but then America took it to another level with the atomic bomb. In total over 200,000 people lost their lives from the atomic bomb. Instead of America using the atomic bomb there were many other alternatives America could have used. After the atomic bomb hit there was a lot of damage done to Japan that left the country in so much damage and bad levels of radiation. Many people describe the country after the atomic bomb hit saying how everything