The Effects And Effects Of The Bombing Of Hiroshima

On August 6, 1945 an explosion blew up the city of Hiroshima. It was reduced to rubble. In the months leading up to the bomb, WWII was close to being over. Germany had surrendered but Japan wasn't ready to give up without a fight. The USA issued a warning to Japan but Japan ignored it. The USA went ahead with their plan and dropped the atomic bomb from a B-29 which brought havoc to Hiroshima. The bombing of Hiroshima was justified because it saved American lives, the Japanese had been given an ultimatum and the bomb was a retaliation for the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

The only way Japan was going to surrender was when all Japanese soldiers and people were killed. They had a I’m going to do die for country mentality, that everyone in Japan was strongly believing. By bombing Japan, it made them and Russia realize the power the U.S. had in the atomic bombs. A view days after the bombing Japan’s Emperor Hirohito surrendered. The surrender of Japan aided to the end of war.

President Truman and the United States were not justified in using this weapon to force the Japanese to surrender. First of all, the use of this weapon was inhumane to the Japanese civilians. The weapon resulted in an estimated value of 129,000-226,000 deaths. Even after the tragedy, survivors were affected by the high amounts of radiation in their bodies. Most of them contracted cancer and faced the consequences of the bomb. Survivors had to battle burns, starvation, and even severe sickness. Survivors also had to battle with the “inner scars”, physiological damage to the brain. While they were treated for radiation illnesses, many were left traumatized, some the only survivors from their family. Some who still bore inner scars committed suicide. For the rest of their lives, the Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors would be shunned by the Japanese society and haunted by the bomb's’ radiation. The usage of this bomb was inhumane

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”).

Six days after the bombing on Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's declaration of war Japan announced its surrender to the Allies. To end the war, the Japanese government signed the instrument of surrender, which is basically a written agreement to surrender the Empire of Japan, to mark the ending of the World War

The bombings killed more than 200,000 Japanese civilians [https://qz.com/472146/its-clear-the-us-should-not-have- bombed-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/ ]. There were still many more after the bomb was dropped. Many adults pass the radiation poisoning down to their kids. Most of these kids got leukemia and died.

The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki put an end to the Japanese war. It stopped the fire raids, and the strangling blockade; it ended the ghastly specter of a clash of great land armies. In this last great action of the Second World War we were given final proof that war is death." Death is inevitable in war. The fights would have continued until either the U.S. or Japan surrendered which could have taken months to happen. Many people died during the war. The U.S. not dropping the Atomic Bomb would have led to having more battles in Japan, more deaths. In 1990, Paul Fussell, a World War II Soldier, wrote an article, Thank God for the Atomic Bomb. In it he writes, “On Okinawa, only a few weeks before Hiroshima, 123,000 Japanese and Americans killed each other. War is immoral. War is cruel.” Numerous Japanese live were lost in battles throughout the war. The Atomic Bomb killed 39,000–80,000 people in Nagasaki. This one battle alone killed 123,000 people. More battles like this would have been fought and more people would have died then the amount of people who died due to the

The explosion was huge, the city was destroyed, and tens of thousands of people were killed.Despite witnessing the terrible destruction of the bomb on Hiroshima, Emperor Hirohito and Japan still refused to surrender. At last the second bomb has caused him to change his perspetive on war and among his people in Japan. “ To our good and loyal subjects: After pondering deeply the general trends of the world and the actual conditions obtaining in our empire today, we have decided to effect a settlement of the present situation by resorting to an extraordinary measure. Let the entire nation continue as one family from generation to generation, ever firm in its faith of the imperishable ness of its divine land, and mindful of its heavy burden of responsibilities, and the long road before it. Unite your total strength to be devoted to the construction for the future. Cultivate the ways of rectitude, nobility of spirit, and work with resolution so that you may enhance the innate glory of the Imperial State and keep pace with the progress of the world.” according to

I could not open my eyes enough because of the smoke, which was everywhere. Not only me but everyone felt the same. And my parts were covered with holes.“ This is a primary account of Ms.Akiko Takakura who was 20 years old at the time of the bombing. She was a survivor of the atomic bomb that left her with 100 lacerated wounds on her back. Unfortunately that was not the fate of many who died. On August 6, 1945, during the World War II, the United States army dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days after the bombing of Hiroshima the United States bombed Nagasaki. In total, it is estimated, that 200,000 people lost their lives as the result of the atomic bombings. These bombings were done in order to have the Japanese forces surrender, with the least possible casualties on both sides. The atomic bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not the correct way of ending the war in United States because it caused detrimental health effects, crippled the economy of Japan and created social

70 Years ago in the midst of Japan lies two cities called Hiroshima and Nagasaki where 129,000 to 246,000 lives were taken away within the space of two days. August 6th 1945 the first atomic bomb was dropped over the two cities in Japan by the United States of America which ultimately changed the warfare history forever. In the city of Nagasaki 80,000 remains were discovered and in Hiroshima 20,000 soldiers were killed and up to 146,000 civilians were killed (Wikipedia, 2015). During the final year of the war the American Allies decided to prepare and anticipate a very expensive attack on the Japanese mainland’s (Wikipedia, 2015).

On August 6th and 9th of the year 1945, the United States destroyed the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki through the use of atomic bombs. Many people believe that these atomic bombs ended World War II. However, the use of these nuclear weapons were completely unnecessary and barbaric. Without the atomic bombs, Japan would have still surrendered shortly due to several factors. The Japanese were fearful of the planned invasion by the Soviet Union and were also already in a weak state and willing to surrender. Also, their allowance to keep their emperor would have been enough to end the war. The murder of thousands of Japanese people could have been avoided.

Is excess the enemy of success? Historical examples and the characters Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex and Antigone demonstrate that this is the case. In World War II era Japan, pride made their army strong, but eventually destroyed it due to the soldiers’ refusal to surrender even in the face of imminent defeat. In Hitler’s Germany, loyalty originally made the nation strong and rebuilt the economy, but eventually caused that same nation to look away while their leader committed heinous acts. Parallels can be drawn between these historical examples and the characters Oedipus and Antigone, who each experience a fall from grace due to their tragic flaws, excess pride and blind loyalty respectively.

Have you heard of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Is it possible for a bomb to affect 40 years later? How can people be affected by the bomb who were not alive? The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has had continuing effects on the area, instantly combustited everything around it, and was a bad decision.

n August 6, 1945 the US dropped an atomic bomb on japan in hiroshima and nagasaki in world war two that devastated japan and the world. This event caused debates to whether this act was necessary. This bomb was very effective in ending the war quickly and successfully. The atomic bomb didn't just end the war quickly but also saved us from fighting another war with other countries that saw us weak when hiroshima struck the US first. The bomb dropping on hiroshima was justified because japan attacked the US naval base before a proper declaration of war and therefore forced the US to counter attack in an unrestricted way. The atomic bomb ended the war between japan and the US and denied any more future casualties to occur if the US didn't end

Before the two atomic bombs were dropped, no one could imagine the horror and devastation that would come with them. The destruction on these two days was so unbelievable that there is actually no count on how many people died; though, it’s estimated 90,000 to 160,000 people died in Hiroshima, and 60,000 to 80,000 people in Nagasaki. Majority of Americans approved of the bombings. A poll conducted days after the bombings found that 85% of Americans approved of the use of the bombs, while 10% opposed. Americans believed killing the Japanese would save more Americans lives in the future and that bombing was a more humanitarian way to end the war; however, many were left to endure slow painful deaths. According to The Radiation Effects Research Foundation, the countries exposure to radiation led to thousands of deaths as time passed. Illnesses such as cancers, mutations in the DNA of living cells, and leukaemia were results of the bombings, leaving the total number of